23. Erin Kelly

This week we're visiting Erin Kelly, the critically acclaimed author adored by hundreds of thousands of readers – she’s been topping bestseller lists since the publication of her debut, The Poison Tree. Her latest novel, Stone Mothers, is an addictive story about love, lies and secrets. Erin is a reading addict and a true scholar of fiction. We talked about writing ambitions, failures that lead to success and being mentored by Ruth Rendell from beyond the grave. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Elaine Dundy - The Injured Party Erin Kelly - The Poison Tree Erin Kelly - Stone Mothers Kerry Hudson - Thirst Ruth Rendell - Make Death Love Me Ruth Rendell - A Fatal Inversion Donna Tartt - Secret History Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited Daphne Du Maurier - Rebecca CS Lewis - Chronicles of Narnia Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jacqueline Wilson - Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase Kid Paula Danziger - Cat Ate My Gymsuit Lois Duncan - Stranger With My Face Lois Duncan - I Know What You Did Last Summer Stephen King - Carrie Virginia Andrews - Flowers in the Attic Virginia Andrews - Garden of Shadows JD Salinger - Catcher in the Rye Norton Anthology of English Literature Shelley Harris - Vigilante Carol Ann Duffy - Collected Poems Erin Kelly - He Said She Said Erin Kelly - The Burning Air Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl SJ Watson - Before I Go To Sleep Paula Hawkins - Girl On The Train Andrea Newman - Bouquet of Barbed Wire Andrea Newman - A Sense of Guilt Andrea Newman -Three Into Two Won’t Go Andrea Newman - A Share of the World Daisy Johnson - Fen Eley Williams - Attrib Helen Simpson - Cockfosters Anna Hope - Expectation Anna Hope - The Ballroom Sally Rooney - Normal People JT Leroy - Sarah JT Leroy - Heart is Deceitful Above All Things Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones’s Diary Jilly Cooper - Rivals