Even now, the memory of it still makes me smile. In particular, I love Asterix and The Roman Agent. I really, really wanted my choice to be highbrow and "important" but the truth is one of my all-time faves is from the Asterix The Gaul series by R Goscinny and A Uderzo. I’m wondering what’s next? I sense a lot of gardening books… as soon as I get my own garden! The childhood book that’s stayed with you.
So the impact books have had on me has continually evolved as I’ve got older. It’s reassuringly familiar but at the same time refreshing, especially given the diversity of voices we now have access to. More recently, having ventured into writing myself, I’ve circled back and started enjoying fiction again. Then I got very into non-fiction and learning about society through the eyes of people much wiser and worldly than me. At that point, books became transformative, helping me understand myself and the things I was going through. Then I went through a phase of consuming all and every self-help book going. From childhood right into my 20s I devoured fiction - from all genres including fantasy, comedy, romance - I couldn’t get enough. Like with most people, books were my escape. Her debut novel, Asking For A Friend, is out now. She's appeared in shows including I May Destroy You, Holby, Curfew and Death In Paradise. This week, we're hearing from Andi Osho, a writer, actor, stand up comedian and film maker. Welcome to 'The books that shaped me' - a Good Housekeeping series in which authors talk us through the reads that stand out for them.
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