Inga Simpson helps bring Kath O'Connor's novel Inheritance to print, after the author died from ovarian cancer

Inga Simpson is the author of six novels, including Nest (2014), which was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize.  (Supplied: Affirm Press)

In 2018, Australian author Inga Simpson received an email from Kath O'Connor, a GP who had always dreamed of writing a novel.

"She contacted me online out of the blue and asked me if I would mentor her through the process of writing a book," Simpson told ABC RN's The Book Show.