Helen Bailey was born and brought up in Northumberland, a county she always regarded as home.
Barely into her teens, Helen invested her pocket money in buying a copy of The Writers' and Artists' Yearbook and spent the next few years sending short stories and poems to anyone she could think of. Much to her surprise, she sometimes found herself in print.
After a degree in science, Helen worked in the media, running a successful London-based character licensing agency handling internationally renowned properties such as Snoopy, Felicity Wishes, Dilbert and Zorro.
Helen died in 2016, leaving behind a significant body of work. She is best known for her Electra Brown series, of which the first is 'Life in the Shallow End'.
Felicity's sleepover party is a lot of fun, but a little scarier than she expected in these three short stories, perfe... MoreFelicity Wishes: Spooky Sleepover
Electra's totally out of her depth. Everyone's giving her the third degree! Freak Boy's dad wants to know whet... MoreElectra Brown: Out of My Depth: Book 2
Electra's family is falling apart. Her dad's moving out, her mum's given in to her daytime TV addiction, and her littl... MoreElectra Brown: Life at the Shallow End: Book 1
Willow is a woodsprite on a mission! When all the water disappears in Windybottom Wood, she is determined to find out wh... MoreMud to Magic
Electra's finally taking the plunge. After all, her friend Lucy did it in France, Sorrel thought she had but hadn't af... MoreElectra Brown: Taking the Plunge: Book 4
Chantelle 'Channy' Allen is just about enduring her slightly bored teenage existence - trying not to die of embarrassm... MoreKnowing Me, Knowing You
Electra's head over high heels in lurve! She's fallen hook, line and sinker for a testosterone-packed hunk. He's cu... MoreElectra Brown: Falling Hook, Line and Sinker: Book 5
Everyone's got major lurve-action except Electra. She hates swimming against the tide; she'd rather go with the fl... MoreElectra Brown: Swimming Against the Tide: Book 3
Daisy Davenport has it all - stunning looks, spectacular house, seriously gorgeous boyfriend. But when her father ... MoreRunning in Heels
When Topaz has a chance encounter with Madame Catovia, a fortune teller at the Starbridge Summer Festival, she ignores t... MoreTopaz in the Limelight
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