Home › Authors › Helene Thornton 👤 Helene Thornton 5 books Biography Helene Thornton is the stage name of Elaine Smith, a former Bluebell girl and author of 17 novels, but she is perhaps best known as the mother of Welsh TV presenter Paula Yates. Books by Helene Thornton Big Girls Dont Cry 2006 Mein Sommer mit Monsieur. Eine provenzalische Liebesgeschichte 2002 Passionate Exile 1984 Family Orourke Family Orourke 1980 The Mistress from Martinique 1979