Pam Jenoff
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Pam Jenoff is an American bestselling author known for historical fiction that explores women’s lives against the backdrop of pivotal historical events. She studied international affairs at George Washington University and earned a master’s degree in history from Cambridge University. Before becoming a novelist, she worked as a special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Army and later served as a diplomat with the U.S. State Department, including working on Holocaust-related issues in Poland. These experiences helped shape her interest in history, memory, and human resilience. Jenoff later earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and now teaches law at Rutgers University. Her acclaimed novels include The Orphan’s Tale, The Lost Girls of Paris, and The Woman with the Blue Star. She lives near Philadelphia with her family.
