DiscoverIn Conversation with Jo Parfitt Podcast12. Turning a Thesis into a Book – In Conversation With... Helen Ellis
12. Turning a Thesis into a Book – In Conversation With... Helen Ellis

12. Turning a Thesis into a Book – In Conversation With... Helen Ellis

Update: 2021-10-06
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You may not have heard of the term 'distant families', but the COVID-19 pandemic has made Helen Ellis' book incredibly timely.


In this episode, Jo Parfitt talks to new author Helen Ellis and her book Being a Distant Grandparent: A Book for ALL Generations.


Helen is an anthropologist and turned her Master's thesis into a book to help families thrive albeit being overseas, after saying there was 'nothing out there' on the subject.


She says her research armed her with statistics – such as 23% of grandparents in New Zealand saying their children and grandchildren live overseas – and inspired her to work on an upcoming trilogy to support all three generations of distant families. 

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12. Turning a Thesis into a Book – In Conversation With... Helen Ellis

12. Turning a Thesis into a Book – In Conversation With... Helen Ellis

Jo Parfitt