9 books that tell the truth about motherhood

Mothers are the most familiar strangers in our lives, says novelist Abigail Bergstrom. We grow up believing we know them inside out, and, yet, how much of them do we truly see?

GH ’s books director Joanne Finney shares her pick of this month’s new hardback releases

I don’t remember how I got into reading. Neither of my parents were big readers, and we didn’t have bookshelves at home – but I loved visiting the library. I could spend hours there, completely lost i

Author Carol Kirkwood on the books that changed her life

The first time I experienced empty nest syndrome it came as a huge shock to my system. I wasn’t prepared for the sense of loss I would feel when my eldest daughter, Mia, left home to go to university.

If you’re mourning your youth, pick up a novel featuring a fierce woman of a certain vintage, says author Louise Candlish