Helena Frith Powell
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Helena Frith Powell is an
author In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work exists in written, graphic, visual, or recorded form. The act of creating such a work is referred to as authorship. Therefore, a sculpt ...
and a
columnist A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Column (periodical), Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the ...
. Frith Powell was born in
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
to a Swedish mother and an Italian father. She studied at
Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...
, where she wrote for Palatinate and also served on the Fashion Show committee. She writes the 'French Mistress' column in
The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...
about living in France and has also contributed to
Tatler ''Tatler'' (stylised in all caps) is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. It focuses on fashion and lifestyle, as well as coverage of high society and politics. It is targeted towards the British upper and upper-middle c ...
and
Harper's ''Harper's Magazine'' is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts. Launched in New York City in June 1850, it is the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States. ''Harper's Magazine'' has ...
.


Selected works

* ''Ciao Bella: In Search of My Italian Father'' was written when she moved to
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
, where she lived with her family for five years. *''Two Lipsticks and a Lover'' (2007) is about the secrets behind French style and taste. ''Two Lipsticks and a Lover'' has been bought by
Penguin Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae () of the order Sphenisciformes (). They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is equatorial, with a sm ...
in the US and
Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...
in the UK for
paperback A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with adhesive, glue rather than stitch (textile arts), stitches or Staple (fastener), staples. In contrast, ...
publication. The book is published in America as ''All You Need to Be Impossibly French.'' *''More More France Please'' continues to explore what it is like to live in France. *''Love in a Warm Climate: A Novel About the French Art of Love '' was published by Gibson Square in March 2011.''Love in a Warm Climate: .....''
at Amazon.co.uk


References


External links


Helena Frith Powell
l Two lipsticks] *http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3657051/Truffle-pasta-like-nonna-used-to-make-it.html Daily Telegraph Review of Ciao Bella {{DEFAULTSORT:Frith Powell, Helena British columnists British journalists Swedish emigrants to the United Kingdom Swedish people of Italian descent Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of St Mary's College, Durham British people of Italian descent