Jane Sanderson (born 17 August 1962) is a British novelist. Sanderson was educated at Kirk Balk School near Barnsley, and at

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. She was a newspaper journalist before joining the BBC, where she was a producer on ''

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'', '' PM'', and ''

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''. In 2011, Sanderson's

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, ''Netherwood'', was published by

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. Set in a Yorkshire pit village around the turn of the 20th century, it is based in part on Sanderson's own family history. Sanderson has been married since 1993 to the journalist and author

Brian Viner Brian Viner (born 25 October 1961, London) is an English journalist and author. Viner was born to an unmarried mother at the now demolished Royal Northern Hospital, London, and was adopted by a couple in Southport, Merseyside when a few weeks old ...

. They have three children and live in Herefordshire, England. They also have a houseboat in London.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanderson, Jane 1962 births Living people English women novelists 21st-century British novelists People from Barnsley Alumni of the University of Leicester 21st-century English women writers