S6 EP 3: From Clinical Neurophysiology to Romantic Comedy Author: Jill Mansell.

Jill Mansell writes romantic comedies and is on her 35thbook. (35th!) She’s sold over 14 million copies of her books all over the world. (14 million!) But what you may not know is that for 18 years Jill worked for the NHS in the field of Clinical Neurophysiology. Then everything changed all because of a magazine article.Jill talks about swapping careers with a young baby, keeping going when the going gets tough – being asked if she’s friends with Madonna and what happened when she met her own heroine, Jilly Cooper.It meant such a lot to be able to interview one of my own heroines and inspirations here on the Next Chapter. Jill is so humble and modest about her incredible achievements. She’s also open, warm and full of joy and hope… just like her books.Jill’s latest book “Should I tell you?” is out in paperback now.You can find out more about Jill Mansell at: https://jillmansell.co.uk/And just in case you didn’t know you can find out all about me at: https://www.elliebarkerwrites.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thenextchapterbyelliebarker.substack.com