Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Changes Everything | 2021 | Helen McGinn | Buy |
| 2 | In Just One Day | 2021 | Helen McGinn | Buy |
| 3 | This Is Us | 2022 | Helen McGinn | Buy |
| 4 | The Island of Dreams | 2024 | Helen McGinn | Buy |
Helen McGinn is best known as a wine writer and TV presenter, but in 2021 she published her first novel, This Changes Everything, with Boldwood Books. The book follows a love story set in Rome and became a bestseller. She published a second novel, In Just One Day, later that same year, telling the story of Flora and her complicated family bonds.
Her third novel, This Is Us (2022), takes a different angle. It follows Stella, whose husband Simon walks out on their marriage without explanation, leaving her to hold things together for their three children. The Island of Dreams (2024) moves the setting to the Greek island of Paxos, where a woman named Martha travels alone after calling off her wedding and finds an unexpected connection with a single father and his son.
All four novels are standalone stories that can be read independently. They share a common thread of women facing turning points in their lives and finding their way forward.