Janet Silver Ghent

Janet Silver Ghent, the daughter of a New York publishing executive, grew up in a house full of books, and was determined to write some herself. With two degrees in English--a bachelor's cum laude from Oberlin and a master's from the University of Michigan, plus study at University of Glasgow--she considered herself doubly unemployable. Nonetheless, she became an award-winning journalist, writing features for San Francisco Bay Area newspapers. Now semiretired, she is a columnist for J. The...See more

Janet Silver Ghent, the daughter of a New York publishing executive, grew up in a house full of books, and was determined to write some herself. With two degrees in English--a bachelor's cum laude from Oberlin and a master's from the University of Michigan, plus study at University of Glasgow--she considered herself doubly unemployable. Nonetheless, she became an award-winning journalist, writing features for San Francisco Bay Area newspapers. Now semiretired, she is a columnist for J. The Jewish News of Northern California , where she was senior editor. Janet lives in Silicon Valley with her husband, an engineer-inventor-baritone. They sing together in three chorales and travel worldwide. At home, they enjoy time with their four children and eight grandchildren. A self-described haphazard gourmet, Janet grows her own herbs and takes pride in her pesto. See less