Helen Brown

Helen Brown (née Blackman), born in 1954, is a New Zealand-born author and multi-award-winning columnist best known for her memoirs about cats and the meaning of life[2]. Her memoir 'Cleo,' which details how a kitten helped her family heal after the death of her son, became a New York Times bestseller and has been published in over 18 languages across 73 countries[2][4]. She currently resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and has written 15 books in total[2][4].

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