Born in Liverpool, Maggie Helwig grew up in London and Kingston, Ontario, and now lives in Toronto. A writer and poet, she has worked as a music journalist, and an international human rights advocate, and travelled in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and elsewhere in Europe, as well as South America. She is married with one daughter.

"This challenging dark chronicle of modern Europe touches the same nerves as Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room" Guardian "Profound...elegantly written...it is at once a tender love story, a compelling narrative about recent history, and an unflinching account of human cruelty and sacrifice" Literary Review "A passionate and poetic love story which never flinches from its task of exploring the way history compromises our lives" -- Ben Richards, author of The Mermaids and the Drunks "A candid and moving account of the struggle to reconcile the past with hope for the future" Guardian "Between Mountains...[is] a profound gesture of remembrance, as well as a deeply moving work of art" -- Michael Redhill, author of Martin Sloane

Born in Liverpool, Maggie Helwig grew up in London and Kingston, Ontario, and now lives in Toronto. A writer and poet, she has worked as a music journalist, and an international human rights advocate, and travelled in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and elsewhere in Europe, as well as South America. She is married with one daughter.

"This challenging dark chronicle of modern Europe touches the same nerves as Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room" Guardian "Profound...elegantly written...it is at once a tender love story, a compelling narrative about recent history, and an unflinching account of human cruelty and sacrifice" Literary Review "A passionate and poetic love story which never flinches from its task of exploring the way history compromises our lives" -- Ben Richards, author of The Mermaids and the Drunks "A candid and moving account of the struggle to reconcile the past with hope for the future" Guardian "Between Mountains...[is] a profound gesture of remembrance, as well as a deeply moving work of art" -- Michael Redhill, author of Martin Sloane

Born in Liverpool, Maggie Helwig grew up in London and Kingston, Ontario, and now lives in Toronto. A writer and poet, she has worked as a music journalist, and an international human rights advocate, and travelled in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and elsewhere in Europe, as well as South America. She is married with one daughter.

"This challenging dark chronicle of modern Europe touches the same nerves as Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room" Guardian "Profound...elegantly written...it is at once a tender love story, a compelling narrative about recent history, and an unflinching account of human cruelty and sacrifice" Literary Review "A passionate and poetic love story which never flinches from its task of exploring the way history compromises our lives" -- Ben Richards, author of The Mermaids and the Drunks "A candid and moving account of the struggle to reconcile the past with hope for the future" Guardian "Between Mountains...[is] a profound gesture of remembrance, as well as a deeply moving work of art" -- Michael Redhill, author of Martin Sloane