{"id":179,"date":"2016-04-08T02:27:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T02:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:39:13","slug":"about-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=179","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Born in California, Jill lived in several different states (and the Azores, near Portugal) before her dad left the Air Force and the family settled in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jill now lives with her husband on a lake in central Minnesota, where they enjoy visits from their adult children and their many grandchildren. She is the author of After We Break, Closer to Home,<\/em> A Life Unraveled, Crazy Little Town Called Love,<\/em> and\u00a0The To-Hell-and-Back Club<\/em>. She is a member of the Women\u2019s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA). Jill enjoys the outdoors, pickleball, curling, and time with family and friends. She is an active member of her local Lions Club.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Born in California, Jill lived in several different states (and the Azores, near Portugal) before her dad left the Air Force and the family settled in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jill now lives with her husband on a lake in central Minnesota, where they enjoy visits from their adult Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7kvcw-2T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":110,"url":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/","url_meta":{"origin":179,"position":0},"title":"Home","date":"August 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"AFTER WE BREAK debuts March 2026! The story features songs popular from 1966-1973. To listen to the Spotify songs, click here Single mom Eden Everson reaches a breaking point in her high-pressure career when her soul-sucking job affects her health and her relationship with her son, Ryan. Ready to jump\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jillhannahanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-books.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":668,"url":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=668","url_meta":{"origin":179,"position":1},"title":"Author interviews","date":"April 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Authors Talking Bookish Author interview - Spring, 2024 https:\/\/www.authorstalkingbookish.com\/post\/an-interview-with-jill-hannah-anderson-ep-20 Author Express podcast Author interview - Spring, 2024 https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/7cd44385-e95e-462b-912d-0a963c4a0aaf Interview with KAXE\/KBXE radio, an independent NPR affiliate - Fall, 2024 https:\/\/www.kaxe.org\/show\/what-were-reading\/2024-10-21\/brainerd-writer-andersons-new-novel-hits-closer-to-home","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":96,"url":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=96","url_meta":{"origin":179,"position":2},"title":"Blog","date":"March 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":100,"url":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=100","url_meta":{"origin":179,"position":3},"title":"Newsletter","date":"March 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jillhannahanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/writingview.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=137","url_meta":{"origin":179,"position":4},"title":"Books","date":"March 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":94,"url":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/?page_id=94","url_meta":{"origin":179,"position":5},"title":"About","date":"March 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":755,"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions\/755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jillhannahanderson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}