Helen May was born in South Africa where she witnessed the vulgarity of exclusion under the laws of Apartheid. An avid storyteller, she believes in the power of sharing stories to convey life-lessons, personal transformation, inspiration and compassion. She has shared her love of stories extensively throughout her life on three continents. Helen is the author of three previously published books: The Possibilities of Music and Stories(1975), It Works (1987) and Mother Tongue (2016). The Fugitives is a story that explores how laws that are designed to exclude certain people from society ultimately effect two teenagers. Their solitary search for clarity and justice takes each of them through self-discovery. Although this novel is set in the 13th century exclusion from society of targeted people continues to this day.
