Helen MacEwan studied modern languages at Oxford University. A translator and former teacher, she has lived in Brussels since 2004. She is the author of 'The Brontës in Brussels' (2014), an exploration of Charlotte and Emily Brontë's time at the Pensionnat Heger, and 'Down the Belliard Steps: Discovering the Brontës in Brussels' (2012), an account of her experiences setting up the Brussels Brontë Group to promote interest in the Brontës' stay in the city. Her latest book, 'Winifred Gérin: Biographer of the Brontës' (2015), reveals Gérin's fascinating and hitherto largely unknown life, based on her unpublished memoir, letters, poems and plays.