Jane Riley grew up in New Zealand, married an Englishman and lives in Sydney, Australia. She has a degree in French and English Literature and has worked in public relations and publishing. For more than twenty years she freelanced as a writer and editor and has completed the Faber Academy Course in Australia. She is the author of the novels THE LIKELY RESOLUTIONS OF OLIVER CLOCK, GERALDINE VERNE'S RED SUITCASE and THE MUDLARKERS' CLUB.