Jennifer Donnelly
1963
Jennifer Donnelly is an American author of young adult epic historical fiction, most known for the Tea Rose and Waterfire Saga series of novels. She has also written a variety of other single standing novels such as the highly popular A Northern Light and a children’s picture book. Jennifer was born in Port Chester in New York State, to parents of Irish heritage. Her paternal grandparents had first settled in the Adirondack County, which is the setting for her debut novel. Donnelly grew up in Westchester and Lewis counties in New York State before attending the University of Rochester majoring in European History and English Literature. She would later move to England, where she attended Birkbeck College, University of London. She currently lives in Hudson Valley, New York with her two rescue dogs, her daughter, and husband.