5 JANUARY

THE BEST NEW READS

DRAMA A Thousand Blows Disney+ All 6 episodes ...

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

THE PICK OF TV & FILM ON DEMAND

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