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5 OF THE BEST
Feel-good reads A Family Recipe
by Veronica Henry (Orion) Empty-nester Laura is blindsided by a revelation that rocks her marriage. But it’s her grandmother’s recipes that give her new purpose. As sweet a read as the jams she makes.
How to Keep a Secret by Sarah Morgan (HQ) Three generations of Stewart women are thrown together one summer. Each one must confront their secrets before they can fulfil their dreams. A delightful escape.
5 OF THE BEST
Real-life dramas The Salt Path
The Hideaway by Sheila O’Flanagan (Headline) Fleeing grief, Juno goes to mend her broken heart in Spain. A beautiful backdrop to the story of a woman finding acceptance and new beginnings.
In a Country Garden by Maeve Haran (Pan) Will sharing a country manor house with life-long friends be a recipe for a happy old age? Funny, touching and of the baby-boomer moment.
by Raynor Winn (Michael Joseph) Having lost their home, Ray and her terminally ill husband Moth embark on a 630-mile trek along the south-west coast path. Uplifting and inspirational.
Educated by Tara Westover (Hutchinson) Remarkable account of the author’s childhood in a strict Mormon family and how she eventually made her own life.
The Blink of an Eye The Mum Who’d Had Enough by Fiona Gibson (Avon) When Sinead walks out of her marriage, her husband Nate’s life changes drastically. Fresh, warm and funny.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard (Hodder) Powerful memoir of a 38-year-old woman who contracts bacterial meningitis and wakes up
in hospital with locked-in syndrome, only able to communicate by blinking.
The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Virago) The extraordinary and inspiring story of a journalist and activist from a village in Iran who overcame adversity to fight against tradition for the freedom she believed in.
The Life of Stuff by Susannah Walker (Doubleday) An intimate and moving memoir by a woman mourning and discovering her mother through the hoarded possessions she left behind after her death. A revealing story of a mother/daughter relationship that raises universal questions.
paperbacks of e mо % Ivy and Abe by Elizabeth Enfield (Michael Joseph) % Outsiders by Lyndall Gordon