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  • Welcome

    I'm Helen Brain, author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and lots of short stories.

    I live in Cape Town with my family. When I'm not writing I'm teaching kids age 6-14 , or making things, like carpets, tiny books, or plastic flowers to stick on my fence.


    My latest books
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    The Button BottleWill and Joe and the Great Pirate RescueLen & Ben en die Groot SeerowerReddingOpenTweegesigDouble-cross
    Children of God book launch
    30 July 10

    Today was the launch of the Tutu bible. I was dreading it, and it started off really badly. The Master of Ceremonies began by saying, "a big welcome to Luke Stubbs, his wife Helen and their family".
    I started to cry, and I couldn't go and hide in the toilets...
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    still sick
    29 July 10

    I'd love to write something scintillating and clever, but I'm still sick, and my energy levels are zilch.
    Tomorrow is the launch of the Tutu bible, which is dedicated to Luke. It's going to be a huge affair, and I am dreading it. I can feel him so near to...
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    sick
    25 July 10

    I started to get sick last week, and for the first time in years have been laid low with flu. I have the immune system of an ox, usually, and at the first sign of an illness I go to sleep for a couple of hours and when I wake...
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