Joseph Thompson Editor & Author

Helen Thompson is the 50-year-old niece of the story's hero, Joseph Thompson, although they never actually met. Born in Birmingham, Helen now lives in North Yorkshire with her large family, where she works as a photographer. This book is a labour of love, written on behalf of her father, as a tribute to her uncle, and captures the stories of and behind a series of letters written 70+ years earlier, which changed her life.