In this episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined by Alice Winn author of In Memoriam.  If you know me you will know how much I love this book, I’ve probably tried to force a copy on you, so having the opportunity to chat to Alice was incredible.

The five books that Sophie picked as the books that have shaped her life are:

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Passing by Nella Larsen

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque   

Other books mentioned:

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller

Goodbye To All That by Robert Graves

Journey’s End by R. C. Sherriff

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

The Blind Spot & Other Stories by Saki HH Monroe

The Lord of the Rings by JRRTolkein 

Authors mentioned: 

Vera Brittain

Rudyard Kipling

F. Scott Fitzgerald

If you would like to hear more from Alice Winn, please do keep an eye out as there a bonus episode coming where we discuss more about Alice’s life as a reader and a writer and she shares a bookish secret with us!

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