Background
Jane Brox was born on September 4, 1956, in Dracut, MA in the family of John and Antoinette (Rossi) Brox. Her father had inherited the farm from her grandfather, an immigrant who arrived from Lebanon in the late 19th century, and purchased the farm in 1901. Brox worked on the farm during her childhood, but left to study literature and pursue a writing career. Later, she returned to the family farm to help her aging father.