The Author
When acclaimed author Helen Hudson volunteered her time in a downtown soup kitchen, she was touched by the people she met there and fascinated by their personal stories. Out of her compassionate work grew Dinner at Six, a compelling reading experience that she and her family have donated to help raise awareness and support for organizations that serve the hungry and homeless.
Feeling that the book could do the most good as a fundraising vehicle, Ms. Hudson and family decided to publish the manuscript themselves and donate copies to organizations that serve the homeless and the hungry. Their purpose was two-fold:
1) To use the books as a fundraising tool with all proceeds from book sales going to out-reach programs.
2) To use Dinner at Six as a vehicle to raise awareness and sensitize the public to this problem by “putting a face on the issue.”
Other Books by Helen Hudson
Tell the Time to None, Meyer Meyer, The Listener, Farnsbee South, A Temporary Residence, Criminal Trespass
“Miss Hudson is a brilliant, witty writer...Her insights,
her similes and metaphors gleam like knife blades in the sun.”
— Newsweek
“A Superior writer...Miss Hudson has Charlie Chaplin’s magic way of provoking derision, sympathy, exasperation, and curiosity all with the same gesture.”
— The New Yorker
“Miss Hudson is a gifted writer...Her pliant style and warmth for her characters are uncommon virtues.”
— The New York Times Book Review
“A fine and sensitive writer.”
— Publishers Weekly
“Luminescent prose, technical control, warm gentle feeling for the people... Known substance and expert craft fuse brilliantly.”
— Chicago Tribune
“Her touch is light, whenever we come close to weeping, she saves us with her laughter.”
— Look