Fun Five: Author Helen Ellis

Jun 9, 2010 by shanyn

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1. What is your favorite fashion accessory?
My pearl bracelet, which my husband gave to me for our ten year anniversary.  I am not a big jewelry wearer, so my pearl bracelet is my signature piece.  In my daily vlogs, I never show my face, but my you can almost always see my pearl bracelet.  A pearl bracelet is always a perfect accessory -even when handling a hunting knife.

2. How often do you watch television?
I’d say I watch TV two hours a day.  I’m a bit of a Luddite, so Lex and I don’t own a VCR or DVD player.  We just watch “what’s on.”  Right now, we’re watching a lot of poker tournaments as we gear up for our trip to play in the World Series of Poker this month.

3. Tell us about a time you lost something.
I lost my favorite summer sailor pants and just found them this morning on the floor of my husband’s closet under his forrest of hanging shirts.  Our cats had squirreled them away and been using my pants as a cat bed all winter.

4. When was the last time you took a big vacation?
Lex and I went to Greece at the end of last summer.  Our favorite spot was the island of Santorini. An island with cliffs!  I’d never been to such a place.

5. What one food item do you wish you had a never ending supply of?
Red cherry licorice Scottie Dogs.

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More about What Curiosity Kills:
Mary Richards is a normal sixteen-year-old girl living in Manhattan. Well, almost normal. She goes to private school on the Upper East Side, having been saved from a life of squalor by an adoptive family. But she’s also slowly transforming into a cat.
Struggling to hide her physical metamorphosis, Mary discovers that she isn’t alone. A whole race of cat people prowls the streets of Manhattan at night, including Mary’s long-time crush, Nick.

Aside from heightened feline senses, hanging out with Nick is the best thing about discovering her inner kitty. But Mary’s transformation is special and could decide the outcome of a citywide turf war. She must decide whether to embrace her powerful feline side and become a pack leader or go back to being a normal teenage girl. Can she land on her feet or will curiosity be her downfall?

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