Embracing womanhood at every age, with Helen Paris

In this first episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined by Helen Paris; author of Lost Property and The Invisible Women's Club.Helen shared wonderful memories of buying her childhood favourites with her dad at WHSmiths at weekends, a wonderful teacher who introduced her to a book she loves and the books that inspired her love of reading and writing.Helen’s Desert Island Books choices are:Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Great Gatsby by F Scott FitzgeraldMiss Benson's Beetle by Rachel JoyceTo Kill A Mockingbird by Harper LeeBreathing Lessons by Anne TylerOf course, when you’re talking to somebody who is as passionate about books as Helen is, lots of other books get mentioned so here are the other books we talked about in this episode.Second Spring by Kate CodringtonAnother Life by Jodie ChapmanAnne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. LewisDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodLadder of Years by Anne TylerThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceIf you would like to hear more from Helen Paris, please do keep an eye out as there is a bonus episode coming where we discuss more about Helen’s life as a reader and a writer and she shares a bookish secret with us!For more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.orgThis episode of Best Book Forward was produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative @decibelle_creative / www.decibellecreative.com 

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