Janet R Perroni was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Boston State College where she received her RNBSN. She currently lives just north of Boston. When she is not working, she gardens, travels, and enjoys time with her family.

Reviews: 'Ava’s story is rich with historical detail and captures a woman’s choices through limited opportunities imposed on her by tradition and religion.” -Michelle Jacobs, The U.S. Review of Books

“The story gets more attention-grabbing with the twists and turns in the main characters’ lives.” -Aaron Washington, Pacific Book Review

NY Times Book Section March 21, 2021