Tough times mean it's never been more important to have feel good stories we can turn to. Stories that send us on a welcome journey away from reality, if only for a little while. And that's exactly what Jodi Gibson's new book did for me.

"The Five Year Plan" (Brio Books) is a super-fun story which follows the adventures of Melbourne woman, Demi Moretti, as she tries to navigate life bearing the weight of her family's expectations and tick the boxes of her five year plan.

It's a story to tantalise our tastebuds as well as send us on some much-needed arm-chair travel.

A wonderful read!

I welcomed Jodi to the podcast ahead of her book's release a little while back.