CAIRE LANE was born in the town that inspired her heroine's Grossse Pathé. Caire saw the tanks and troops roll by and later witnessed the jubilant celebration in the streets on V-Day from the windo...ver maisCAIRE LANE was born in the town that inspired her heroine's Grossse Pathé. Caire saw the tanks and troops roll by and later witnessed the jubilant celebration in the streets on V-Day from the window of her parents' apartment. Over the years she came to appreciate, as teacher and social worker, the struggles young people have coming into their own.ver menos