Nancy Thayer (born December 14, 1943) is an American novelist who has written thirty-one books.
Thayer is the daughter of Jane Patton and was born on December 14, 1943, in Emporia, Kansas.
[1] They live in Nantucket, Massachusetts,[2] and have two children: Joshua Thayer and Samantha Wilde, who is also a novelist.
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.