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Helen Paris: The Invisible Women’s Club, Reclaiming Creativity & Owning Your Next Chapter

09 Dec 2025

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For this final episode of our special bonus season, I’m taking things right back to the beginning by welcoming my very first podcast guest, the wonderful Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Women’s Club.In this episode Helen chats about the incredible reader response to The Invisible Women’s Club, the importance of female friendship, navigating menopause, and even gives us a little glimpse into her next book. She also shares details of her inspiring new project, The Next Chapter, a bespoke creative course, in the South of France, drawing on her 30 years of experience as a professor and creative facilitator. The course is designed to give women the space and support to nurture their creativity, whether they’re returning to something they once loved or exploring it for the first time.For dates and details, visit: https://www.creativebody.org/nextchapter.And of course, no episode of Best Book Forward would be complete without some irresistible book recommendations to add to your festive reading list. Here’s everything we discussed:📚 Books by Helen ParisThe Invisible Women's Club Lost Property✨ Books MentionedOn All Fours by Miranda JulyThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersHeart the Lover by Lily KingClear by Carys DaviesWest by Carys DaviesA Memoir of Sorts by Margaret AtwoodSo that’s it for this special Christmas season. I really hope that you have enjoyed it.  I would like to say a huge thank you to my wonderful guests:Catherine Newman, Matt Cain, Clare Leslie-Hall, Frances Quinn, Alice Winn, Virginia Evans, Lucy Steeds and of course Helen Paris.I will be back with a brand new season start on 8 January and I really hope you’ll join for that season too. In the meantime, if you’ve enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and review Best Book Forward, and don’t forget to tell your friends... it really helps new listeners discover the show.I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.  Listen & Subscribe Now:https://best-book-forward.captivate.fm/listenTo stay in touch with Best Book Forward news please follow me on Instagram @bestbookforward or visit my website: https://bestbookforward.org/

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