Jane Austin went to an all-girls grammar school, followed by Christie College in Cheltenham, where she boarded and studied a one-year intensive secretarial course. Now she is a full-time mum, and lives on the coast with her children Sam and Samantha. She enjoys walking her whippet and dachshund on the beach every day, cycling, meeting up with friends, cooking and reading. She calls herself a `Francophile’ and loves everything French, Provence in particular.