Helen DonohoeHELEN DONOHOE studied politics and government at Manchester University and the LSE. For a long time she dedicated her career to speaking up for the powerless and invisible as an LGBT campaigner, social activist, lobbyist and volunteer. While studyingfor her Master's in Creative Writing at City College London, she was mentored by the novelist Sarah Waters. Helen won the PFD Novel Writing Prize for the first draft of her debut, BIRDY FLYNN. She now writes full-time and lives in London with her partner and two daughters. Read More Read Less