Janice Hadlow was born in London and studied history at university. After a few years working for the House of Commons, she joined the BBC and became a television producer. She was the recipient of a number of awards, and is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society, as well as of King's College, University of London. <i>The Other Bennet Sister </i>is her first novel. She currently lives in Edinburgh with her husband and has two sons.