Jamie Bren­ner was born and raised in sub­ur­ban Philadel­phia but has called New York City her home for the past twen­ty years. She grad­u­at­ed from George Wash­ing­ton Uni­ver­si­ty with a degree in lit­er­a­ture and spent her career in pub­lish­ing before becom­ing an author her­self. Her books include The Gin Lovers, The Wed­ding Sis­ters and her next nov­el, The Hus­band Hour, will pub­lish in April 2018. She lives in Man­hat­tan with her hus­band and two daughters.