Jane Dunn


Jane Dunn is a British author. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Early and personal life

She was born Jane Thesen, daughter of David and Ellinor Thesen, in Durban, South Africa. She is great-great-grand-daughter of both John Bennie and Charles Wilhelm Thesen. She grew up in Wiltshire, the eldest of eight children.
Dunn received a BA in Philosophy from University College London.
Her first job was in the editorial department of Vogue magazine.
She was married to the publisher Philip Dunn, with two children, Benjamin and Lily. She is now married to the linguist and author Nicholas Ostler and has lived in Hungerford since 2015.

Books

Non-fiction