Janice Lee's first novel, The Piano Teacher, was published in 2009 to critical acclaim from The New York Times, People and O magazine, among others. It is a New York Times bestseller, a Richard and Judy Summer Read pick (UK), and will be published in 24 languages worldwide. It has appeared on bestseller lists around the world and has been at the top of Hong Kong's bestseller list since it came out. Janice Lee's writing has appeared in ELLE, Mirabella, Glamour and Travel and Leisure, among others. She graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English and American Literature and Language. She lives in Hong Kong with her husband and four children.