Discover which four paperbacks have earned a place in our Good Books February Collection, chosen by our panel of VIP Members and expert judges

Our books editor Zoe West’s favourite picks for the month

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

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

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

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