After grad­u­at­ing from Smith Col­lege, Jeanne embarked on a career in finance. After stops on Wall Street, Macy’s, and Har­vard Busi­ness School, Jeanne final­ly became a writer. An only child, she grew up with imag­i­nary friends, mak­ing her well-suit­ed for a career in fic­tion. Jeanne’s nov­els focus on moth­ers and chil­dren, specif­i­cal­ly the dra­ma that aris­es when soci­etal pres­sure con­flicts with mater­nal instinct.