Brooklands Radio Michelle's Book Club

Michelle Ford talks with Sue Cleaver, known to millions as the beloved Eileen Grimshaw on Coronation Street has captivated audiences with her astounding talent and heartfelt performances for over two decades but after surviving love rats, wayward sons, and cat fights she is set to leave the cobbles very soon. She’s filming her exit scenes at the moment but found the time to have a chat with Michelle about her book Work in Progress - a midlife manifesto where she shares her experiences and life stories, reflects on how they made her feel and what she learned and offers advice and tips for others who find themselves in similar situations. It will resonate with every middle-aged woman who feels newly invisible, silenced, underestimated or diminished.

Michelle Ford talks with Katie Taylor, author of Midlife Matters. After an unexpected perimenopause diagnosis, Katie Taylor founded The Latte Lounge, an online community to help support, educate and empower women across all areas of their midlife health and wellbeing. She is passionate about helping women thrive in their midlife, and this has inspired her to share her own experiences, along with others and comprehensive advice from over 45 experts, in her new book Midlife Matters.

Michelle Ford talks with Milly Johnson, author of Same Time Next Week. Milly's 22nd novel is a tribute to the transformative power of female friendships in midlife. One of the Top 10 Female Fiction authors in the UK with millions of copies of her books sold across the world, Milly’s sales exceed 3 million in the UK alone, and she’s published in more than 20 different countries. In 2020, she was honoured with the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Outstanding Achievement Award and is a fierce defender of romantic and commercial fiction.

Michelle Ford talks with author Nicola May. Based in Ascot, Berkshire, Nicola has become somewhat of a rom-com superstar! She is already the author of seventeen romantic comedies, all of which have appeared in the Kindle bestseller charts. Her latest novel, How Do I Tell You? is a love story with a big secret. Heartwarming and uplifting.

The launch of Michelle's new Book Club - this week featuring an interview with Dame Stella Rimington, former head of MI5 whose new spy thriller, The Hidden Hand, is published on the 30th January.

Michelle Ford talks with author Kate Rowe-Ham, a fitness expert and health advocate renowned for her work in women's health, particularly focusing on menopause. In her acclaimed book, Fitter, Calmer, Stronger in 30 days, Kate combines her insightful research and practical advice to address the misconceptions surrounding menopause. She offers readers valuable strategies and tools to manage symptoms, enhance well-being, and redefine their menopause experience.

If you find winter gets you down and spring seems so far away, you might enjoy Self Care for Winter by psychologist Suzy Reading - a gentle, inspiration read with suggestions on how to hibernate but not stagnate through the season.

Michelle Ford’s Book Club welcomes Instagram famous poet, Donna Ashworth, whose poetry anthology, Growing Brave, is a huge bestseller. Donna’s words have inspired and comforted so many through grief, anxiety, doubt, finding yourself again. She gives a special reading of ‘Yellow’, one of the most popular poem