Background
Helen Dunmore was born on December 12, 1952 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England.She was the second of four children of Betty (Smith) and Maurice Dunmore.
Helen Dunmore was born on December 12, 1952 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England.She was the second of four children of Betty (Smith) and Maurice Dunmore.
Helen studied English at York University and lived in Finland for two years (1973–75).
Helen worked as a nursery teacher. In March 2017, she published her last novel, Birdcage Walk, as well as an article about mortality for The Guardian written after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Helen husband Frank Charnley, whom she married in 1980, is a lawyer. Dunmore had a son, daughter and stepson, and three grandchildren at the time of her death.