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A weekend of revelations

4th July 2010 by Helena 2 Comments  

So the most shocking one was that I found myself supporting Germany against Argentina. It started with a nasty foul by the Argies and then a game of football played by the Germans the way it should be played. Totally magical and heavenly to watch. The beautiful game in motion. I may not have any friends left by the time this news gets out, but I am now a German fan…

My second revelation was Twilight. OK so I know the third film is now out, but it seemed as good a time as any to catch up on the first one. I loved it. I think I am well and truly in touch with my inner tween. Edward Cullen. Yum.

I also realised that Leo is far more perceptive than we often give him credit for. My friend Justine came to see me and was bemoaning where all the time had gone since the last World Cup.

“What on earth have I been doing for four years?” she wailed.

“Sitting around drinking wine, like Mummy,” said Leo.

The Wimbledon final is about to begin and just so you don’t think I have gone totally awry when it comes to sporting allegiances I end with this…good luck Rafa, to you I remain faithful. Forever. Unless Edward Cullen starts playing tennis that is.


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2 thoughts on A weekend of revelations

  • Cate Jumeirah says:
    6th July 2010 at 8:07 am

    Was this one also set in Volterra but filmed in Montepulciano? Noticed the other day that a couple of cafes in the town offer “Twilight” menus and the number of less-bored-than-usual looking American teens has increased three fold.

  • Amber Lee says:
    6th July 2010 at 5:56 pm

    Children really say the most interesting things. I have been drinking less wine and adding more gin. I need to learn how to make Pimms.

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Helena Frith Powell was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Italian father, but grew up mainly in England. She is the author of eleven books, translated into several languages including Chinese and Russian. She wrote the French Mistress column The Sunday Times about life in France for several years. She is a regular contributor to the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Times, Daily Telegraph, Tatler Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar.

Helena has been the editor of four magazines, including M Magazine, a supplement for the Abu Dhabi-based National Newspaper and FIVE, a high-end fashion glossy, also published in Abu Dhabi. Helena was also editor-in-chief of 360 Life, a quarterly glossy magazine published with the Sports 360 Newspaper in Dubai, part of the Chalhoub Group.

Helena contributes regularly to UK-based newspapers and magazines and holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. She is working on a thriller set in Sweden as well as a novel about the relationship between Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield called Sense of an Echo.

In 2022 her short story The Japanese Gardener came second in the Fish Publishing Short Story Prize. One of her stories was also shortlisted for the Bridport Short Story Prize. When she’s not writing, she works as a headhunter for the media and entertainment industry for the Sucherman Group. 

Helena, who was educated at Durham University, lives in the Languedoc region of France with her husband Rupert and their three children.

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