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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
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    Intimacy and catalysts
    04 February 10

    I'm trying to work out why some relationships are so satisfying, and some leave me feeling frustrated.
    This is what I've figured out.

    When I talk to someone, and I'm 100% in the conversation, and 100% engaged with them, and they're 100% in the conversation and 100%engaged with me, then...
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    2 February
    02 February 10

    Today's an important day. 20 years ago we parked on the side of the road near Victor Verster prison, waiting for Mandela to drive past. Most people were waiting on the Paarl road, but someone suggested he was coming out through the Wemmershoek Road, so we drove there and waited....
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    Satan Attacks
    31 January 10

    I got a message from the Lord today. A warning.
    Sunday morning, and there in my kitchen, Satan appeared, surrounded by his minions.
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    I was terrified.
    I begged for mercy. But there was none.
    Satan was angry.
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    His minions scoffed at my fear.
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