"(January 1920 – January 2014) Born to successful immigrant parents, Helen Lane was graduated from the Fieldston School in New York in 1937 and from Bryn Mawr College in 1941. After training briefly for nursing during World War II, Helen obtained her Ph.D. in American history from Columbia. Meanwhile Helen had met Robert Lane (Harvard ’39, later to teach political science at Yale) at a work camp on the Hudson designed to integrate German student refugees with American youth. In 1944, while Robert was still in the Service, the two were married in New York City.

In the 1960s Helen attended writing classes at the New School in New York City, beginning her publishing career with short stories in Redbook, Colliers, The Virginia Quarterly, the Antioch Review and other selective publications. Her novels began with Tell The Time to None, continuing with Meyer Meyer, Farnsbee South, Criminal Trespass, Temporary Residence and Night Voices. Her collections of short stories include The Listener, Death of a Mother-in-Law, and Extreme Remedies. All these works of fiction reflect her lifelong concern with social justice and responsibility.

She also wrote and edited Dinner at Six: Voices from the Soup Kitchen, a collection of interviews with the clients of the soup kitchen where she worked. Dinner at Six is available for a voluntary donation from Wildfire Press and all book sale proceeds go to organizations helping the homeless." (http://www.thewessexcollective.com/)