Jennifer Ryan is the author of National Bestseller THE CHILBURY LADIES' CHOIR and THE SPIES OF SHILLING LANE. Her writing has featured in Literary Hub, The Daily Mail, The Irish Times, The Express, BBC Online, YOU Magazine, The Simple Things Magazine, and Good Reading Magazine. Previously a book editor with The Economist, DK, and the BBC, she moved from London to Washington, DC after marrying, and she now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, two children, dog, cat, and hamster. Her novels are inspired by her grandmother's tales of the war, and her forthcoming novel, THE KITCHEN FRONT, is about a wartime cooking contest, complete with wartime recipes.