Helen Naylor’s writing career started with the production of The Flower that Couldn’t Grow, illustrated and written (with help) when Helen was three. Although she continued writing as a hobby, it wasn’t until she began a memoir about growing up with a mother who faked illnesses and had narcissistic personality traits that she was encouraged to pursue writing professionally.

Helen lives in Nottingham with her husband, two children and cat, and enjoys playing guitar, drinking good coffee and cycling – but not all at the same time.