Jillian grew up in a small town in Western Massachusetts and graduated from Bentley University, just outside Boston. After a fulfilling career in the financial industry, she resigned to stay at home and settle into her new role as a mother. She has since enjoyed writing children’s books and enriching young ones’ imaginations. Jillian lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, Marc, and their two sons, Garrett and Grayson.
Biography
1. I am a textbook Capricorn.
2. I actually like my name.
3. I graduated second in my high school class.
4. My biggest fears as a child were spiders, UFO’s and electrical storms. They still are.
5. I secretly wish that I was a newscaster.
6. I always wanted a nose ring and now I think I am too old to ever get one.
7. For my southern friends: I pronounce my R’s because I grew up an hour and a half west of Boston.
8. Everyone always asks me, and no, I do not miss the snow. At all.
9. Motherhood has transformed me from a wimp to a warrior.
10. I can’t remember what I took pictures of before my kids were born.
11. My mother really is my best friend.
12. My pet peeve is chipped nail polish. Just take it off!
13. I gave up red meat after the infamous Oprah episode--still going strong.
14. I don’t have any tattoos.
15. I always wanted to write a book.
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JILLIAN L. NOWLAN
