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.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodElaine Dundy - The Injured PartyErin Kelly - The Poison TreeErin Kelly - Stone MothersKerry Hudson - ThirstRuth Rendell - Make Death Love MeRuth Rendell - A Fatal InversionDonna Tartt - Secret HistoryEvelyn Waugh - Brideshead RevisitedDaphne Du Maurier - RebeccaCS Lewis - Chronicles of NarniaJeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy KidJacqueline Wilson - Tracy BeakerJacqueline Wilson - The Suitcase KidPaula Danziger - Cat Ate My GymsuitLois Duncan - Stranger With My FaceLois Duncan - I Know What You Did Last SummerStephen King - CarrieVirginia Andrews - Flowers in the AtticVirginia Andrews - Garden of ShadowsJD Salinger - Catcher in the RyeNorton Anthology of English LiteratureShelley Harris - VigilanteCarol Ann Duffy - Collected PoemsErin Kelly - He Said She SaidErin Kelly - The Burning AirGillian Flynn - Gone GirlSJ Watson - Before I Go To SleepPaula Hawkins - Girl On The TrainAndrea Newman - Bouquet of Barbed WireAndrea Newman - A Sense of GuiltAndrea Newman -Three Into Two Won’t GoAndrea Newman - A Share of the WorldDaisy Johnson - FenEley Williams - AttribHelen Simpson - CockfostersAnna Hope - ExpectationAnna Hope - The BallroomSally Rooney - Normal PeopleJT Leroy - SarahJT Leroy - Heart is Deceitful Above All ThingsHelen Fielding - Bridget Jones’s DiaryJilly Cooper - Rivals See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.