Helen Simonson Explained

Helen Simonson is an English author who lives in the United States.

Early life

Helen Simonson was born and raised in England. When she was a teenager, her family moved to East Sussex.^[1] She attended university in London, then moved to the United States, where she has lived for more than three decades and is a citizen. She is a resident of Brooklyn and has also lived in the Washington, D.C. area.^[1] Her first two books are set in rural East Sussex.

Bibliography

• Book: Simonson, Helen . Major Pettigrew's Last Stand . 2010 . 9781400068937. Random House. ^{[2] [3]}
• Book: Simonson, Helen . The Summer Before the War . 2016 . Random House . 9780812993103. ^{[4] [5]}

Film

Screen rights to Major Pettigrew's Last Stand were sold in 2011 to producers Paula Mazur, Mitchell Kaplan and Kevin McCormick. They hired Jack Thorne to write the screenplay.^[6]

External links

• Helen Simonson on Facebook
• Helen Simonson on Twitter
• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: helensimonson.com. About Me. 2024-01-29.
2. Web site: helensimonson.com. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.
3. Web site: Goodreads. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. 2017-03-19.
4. Web site: helensimonson.com. The Summer Before the War.
5. Web site: Goodreads. The Summer Before the War. 2017-03-18.
6. Web site: Deadline Hollywood. 'Major Pettigrew's Last Stand' In Film Deal. 2011-06-23.