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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt was my recent holiday read, and I loved it. It tells the story of lonely widow Tova, whose teenage son vanished 30 years ago. She works at a small aquari

Set on a luxury superyacht, one-off thriller The Woman in Cabin 10 stars Keira Knightley as journalist Lo Blacklock, who witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard during the night. When she tries t

by Lucy Jane Wood (£20, HB, Pan Macmillan) Annie Wildwood works tirelessly to be the perfect witch. As well as running the Celestial Bakehouse, she goes above and beyond to please everyone around her,

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