Inside The Lost Passenger: Frances Quinn on Titanic, a Mother’s Love, and Survival

Hello book friends! In today’s episode, I am absolutely delighted to be chatting with the brilliant Frances Quinn about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Passenger.

We had such a wonderful chat about the inspiration behind this compelling story, and Frances also speaks really openly about the challenges along the way and how she buffers herself against feedback from her team! We dive into her incredible protagonist, Elinor, exploring what drives her to make the life-altering decision to steal another woman's identity to escape her own past. We also chat about the research Frances carried out particularly looking at those who survived the Titanic. 

Of course, as always on Best Book Forward, we delved into the five books that have shaped Frances throughout her life and writing journey! 

Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton

Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse by Ursula Moray Williams

The Bomber by Liza Marklund (Currently not available)

The Vizard Mask by Diana Norman (Also currently not available)

Bird by Bird by Anne Lemott

Unfortunately, two of these titles seem to be a little tricky to get hold of but if you're intrigued, I'd absolutely recommend keeping an eye out in charity shops, you never know what treasures you might unearth!

Also mentioned in this episode:

This Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor

Swimming For Beginners by Nicola Gill - turns out I don’t have this one but I am waiting for my copy to arrive and cannot wait to read it.

A massive thank you goes out to my brilliant sister, Lottie, for today's question, and, of course for introducing me to Frances and her wonderful books in the first place!

I really hope that you enjoyed this episode as much as I did. Honestly, I could have spent hours chatting with Frances! If you're enjoying Best Book Forward, it would mean the absolute world to me if you could take a few moments to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. And the very best thing you could do? Tell all your bookish friends about us!

I’ll be back with another brilliant episode next week, and I really hope you’ll join me again for more bookish fun!