by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form

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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from a lifetime of reading, it’s this: books are better when shared. The conversation after a brilliant novel – the ‘Did you gasp at that twist?’ or the ‘I highlighte

Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight

Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight

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