Perfect. That’s what this evening has to be. That’s why Emma is currently scrubbing the oven clean, her knees aching from crouching on the tiled floor for so long. Sure, Clara is unlikely to look insi

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

by Jill Mansell (£16.99, HB, Headline) PA Fen is thrilled to be invited on a five-star cruise by her doting grandmother Disa, though her motives may not be entirely pure. Jeweller Hattie joins her bes

by Christina Applegate (£22, HB, Headline) Actor Christina Applegate’s memoir is a candid, heartfelt journey through a life lived in the spotlight. From Kelly Bundy in Married… with Children to Anchor

Discover which four paperbacks have earned a place in our Good Books April Collection, picked by our panel

Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Shoe Shop Bears by Margaret J Baker, now sadly out of print. It was the first book I bought with my own money. I was bored by picture books and w