This episode’s guest is my friend Lorraine Wilkes. Lorraine and I met in Tanzania in 2020 when we were both living there. We clicked straight away and we bonded over our love of talking, books, travel and life. Lorraine also helped me discover that my French isn’t as bad as I thought! Join us to hear her 20 answers.

Books Mentioned:

Lorraine’s favourite book: La vie devant soi (The life before us) - Romain Gary

A book that has left an everlasting impression on Lorraine: Les mémoires d’une jeune fille rangée (The memoirs of a dutiful daughter), by Simone de Beauvoir

Lorraine’s favourite childhood book: Les Malheurs de Sophie (Sophie’s misfortunes) by the Comtesse de Ségur

Lorraine’s favourite non fiction book: Gut by Giulia Enders

A book that Lorraine will read next: We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Other books/authors mentioned:

It starts with the egg by Rebecca Fett

bell hooks

The power of vulnerability by Brené Brown