2 Quotes & Sayings By Helen Hoover Santmyer
Helen Hoover Santmyer grew up in South Carolina and went on to become an award-winning journalist, best-selling author of short stories, and the founder of the largest writers' organization in the U.S. Her first book, The Lifeboat, was published in 1941. A year later, she married her second husband—John Santmyer. They had two children before divorcing
John died in 2002 after a long illness. A prolific writer, Helen lives near Charlotte, North Carolina.