Jane Thynne
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Jane Thynne | |
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| Born | 5 April 1961 |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, broadcaster |
| Language | English |
| Education | BA, English Literature |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford |
| Period | 1997– |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Spouse | Philip Kerr (m. 19??; died 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
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Jane Thynne (born 5 April 1961) is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster.
Jane Thynne was born in Venezuela on 5 April 1961. She attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in London.[1] She read English at St Anne's College, Oxford, gaining a BA degree. She was married to fellow novelist Philip Kerr until his death in 2018, and they had three children together.[citation needed]
Career
Thynne has worked as a journalist for the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Independent, for which she was the radio critic from October 2008 to November 2011.[2]
She has been a panelist on the BBC Radio 4 literary panel game The Write Stuff on many occasions.[citation needed]
Thynne was a member of the judging panel for the Oldie of the Year award in 2010, won by Joanna Lumley,[3] and in 2011, won by Barry Humphries.[4] She was also a judge for the Best Online Only Audio Drama award of the first BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012, won by Tim Fountain for Rock.[citation needed]
Her first novel, Patrimony, was published in 1997. This was followed by The Shell House (1999), The Weighing of the Heart (2010) and Black Roses[5] (2013).
