Nancy Thayer (born December 14, 1943) is an American novelist who has written thirty-one books.
Nancy Thayer | |
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Born | Emporia, Kansas, U.S. | December 14, 1943
Occupation | Novelist |
Spouse | Charley Walters |
Children | Joshua Thayer Samantha Wilde (novelist) |
Parent | Jane Patton |
Thayer is the daughter of Jane Patton and was born on December 14, 1943, in Emporia, Kansas. Thayer married her second husband, Charles Walters, a music store owner, in 1984.[1] They live in Nantucket, Massachusetts,[2] and have two children: Joshua Thayer and Samantha Wilde, who is also a novelist.[3]
Thayer published her first novel when she was close to forty and already the mother of her two children. She has published regularly since. Her novels focus on contemporary social issues coupled with interesting plots and characters.[4]
Her books have been translated into Dutch, Italian, German, Danish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Romanian, Hebrew and Finnish.[4] [5][6]