[Ms. Green, 37, has published six other books, which are targeted at female readers and have together sold more than a million copies, according to her publisher. She and her husband, bank executive David Burke, bought a 20-acre property for $4.5 million in nearby Litchfield County, Conn., which is their main home.] My dream has always been to raise my kids on a farm, ... Plus the peace and quiet enables me to be far more creative.

Jane Green