Melissa Kaplan

Melissa Kaplan lives in Washington, DC, where she works in congressional advocacy on food security issues.  She studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science, earning a master’s degree in Comparative Politics with a focus on Europe.  Her passion for history, particularly the World War II era, helped inspire her to write her first novel, The Girl Who Tried to Change History. The Second Life of Jack and Jackie is her second novel. Melissa is an avid traveler who has visited over forty countries; she enjoys yoga and barre classes.