Helena Echlin has written for numerous publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Guardian and The Times. She taught for years at Stanford University and has recently returned to the United Kingdom, where she now teaches fiction writing for Oxford University’s Department of Continuing Education. Clever Little Thing is her first psychological thriller. On today’s show, Helena and Annmarie discuss the judgmentalness of parenting, the chaos of plotting a novel, and how a daily jump into the Thames – rain or shine – can work wonders for your health.

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Authors and Titles Mentioned in This Episode:

Clever Little Thing, by Helena Echlin

Annie Bot, by Sierra Greer

The School for Good Mothers, by Jessamine Chan

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