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Helena Frith Powell noticed her first wrinkle when she accidentally caught sight of herself in her car’s rear-view mirror. It set her off on an entertaining quest with herself as guineapig to try and test both the simplest and the most invasive weapons in the battle against the effects of time on the face, body and mind. Her aim? To find what products and therapies really work with the least effort or spending a fortune.

In April 1982, when she is 17 years old, Victoria’s father takes her to London’s National Gallery. The reason for the visit is two-fold: one to say goodbye to her before he sets off for the Falklands War and another to show her his favourite painting, which a distant relation of theirs once owned. He buys two postcards of The Arnolfini Marriage to remind them of each other while he is away. He is killed in a helicopter crash on May 22nd. Victoria

Do you ever think about your past lovers? Have you ever looked them up on Facebook and wondered, what if…? Marina has the life she always dreamed of. She is married to Mark, a gorgeous surgeon, writes a weekly column for a leading newspaper and lives in a fashionable part of London. But working on an article about first love reminds her of Tom, her one-that-got-away. She begins to feel that her life is not as complete as she had thought. When t

The updated version of More France Please. ‘Shatters more than a few myths.’ Everything France ‘An insider’s guide.’ Good Housekeeping ‘Indispensable.’ Good Book Guide ‘Darkly humorous – ‘ The Sunday Times ‘ At last a different and amusing perspective.’ Daily Mail ‘Amusing.’ Harpers & Queen ‘A must read.’ French Property News ‘Shatters more than a few myths.’ Everything France ‘One of the best books of its kind.’ Riviera News ‘A veritable bib

Sooner or later, it happens to everyone: getting older. Some do it gracefully, others less so, but no one is immune to wrinkles and grey hair creeping up, seemingly overnight. And once they’re there, they’re hard to shift. Helena Frith Powell, fashion and lifestyle journalist extraordinaire, didn’t even want to think about surrender. Surely, something could be done about advancing age? Armed with potions, lotions and pills (as well as resorting t

What do you do if you find a bra in your husband’s luggage that isn’t yours? Or even his! This is the dilemma facing mother-of-three Sophie Reed, shortly after she moves to France with her family to start a new life. As they are unpacking her husband admits to having an affair with a French woman called Cécile. Sophie thinks about throwing him out with the bra. But then what? Should she move back to England? Her inner French woman tells her other

Helena Frith Powell teams up with the world-famous Dr Harald Stossier founder of the Viva Mayr Clinic to produce the ultimate diet book that is as much about lifestyle as it is what you eat. Guaranteed to get long-lasting results, the Viva Mayr Diet is full of tips, advice and recipes that are you would otherwise only get from the clinic itself.

There was one subject that was never mentioned when Helena Frith Powell was growing up. Her eccentric Italian father. But one day a letter arrived saying that he wanted to meet her. She travelled to Italy with her mother and was mesmerised by him, as well as stunned by his advice on sex and relationships. He introduced her to Rome, Venice and Naples, and they stayed in touch irregularly until she lost contact with him when he stormed out of her w

This is the US edition of Two Lipsticks and a Lover. The allure of the Frenchwoman–sexy, sophisticated, flirtatious, and glamorous–is legendary. More than an eye for fashion or a taste for elegance, the French je ne sais quoi embodies the essential ingredients for looking and feeling beautiful. With wit, whimsy, and wonder, British expatriate Helena Frith Powell uncovers the secrets of chic living in All You Need to Be Impossibly French, a chee

Why is it that French women look just as glamorous in a T-shirt and pair of jeans as in a sleek designer dress? How do they look sexy, chic and timelessly elegant from eighteen to eighty? Pencil-thin, stylishly dressed and, always, impeccably groomed? In search of answers, travel and lifestyle journalist, Helena Frith Powell goes behind the scenes to investigate the famous French je ne sais quoi. Talking to fashion gurus, beauty experts and It Gi

Are you ready for the ultimate French lesson? Forget Avoir and Etre – what do you do when the electric company turns off the power? When the well dries up and you find yourself washing in Perrier water? When the nanny drives the car over the side of a cliff? And when a semi-feral dog bites off the nose of a guest? MORE FRANCE PLEASE, WE’RE BRITISH is a sparkling insiders’ guide to the secrets of making a new life in France by Helena Frith Powell,