Jill D. Block was born in Buffalo, NY, raised in Titusville, NJ, and spent her formative years in New York City. She attended Stuyvesant High School, Clark University and Brooklyn Law School.

A voracious reader, Jill is a partner at a global law firm, practicing real estate law. In between billable hours, she writes the kind of fiction she likes to read.

In 2015, Jill published her first short story. Since then, her stories have appeared in Title Magazine (Australia) and the anthologies DARK CITY LIGHTS, IN SUNLIGHT OR IN SHADOW and ALIVE IN SHAPE AND COLOR. THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES is her first novel.

Books by Jill D. Block

The Truth About Parallel Lines

by Jill D. Block - Fiction, Women's Fiction

It is 1981 in New York City. While celebrating her 18th birthday, Jenna Kessler tells a story that stays with her for the rest of her life. Growing up in the shadow of an over-protective mother, Chloe Toberman finds freedom in the secrets that she keeps. Deirdre Schein is a doctor, struggling to find her place in her family. Her quiet and stable life is both challenged and made richer by the demands of her flamboyant and unpredictable twin brother. THE TRUTH ABOUT PARALLEL LINES takes place over more than 30 years. It is the story of three women, love after loss, triumph over tragedy, and the friendships that sustain them.