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About Helen Stancey

Helen Stancey was born and brought up in Yorkshire. After attending University College London with a degree in English she decided to remain in the capital where she is still currently living. She was briefly involved in the fringe theatre before qualifying in psychology and teaching in various colleges. Helen Stancey is married with three children. During the earlier years of her writing career she produced mostly poetry as well as some short dramatic pieces for children. Later she published two novels Words in 1983 and 'Common Ground' in 1986 and her most recent work a collection of short stories The Madonna of the Pool which was published in July 2017.