From a new voice in literary fiction, this is a brilliantly chaotic, darkly funny story that explores family dysfunction at its most extreme. The Flynns’ messy lives – an open marriage, three very reb

Judy Blume’s Superfudge was in our tiny school library, and I wolfed it down at the age of eight. From then, I was side-by-side with all of Judy’s kids, right the way up to 17-year-old Katherine in Fo

by Heather Rose (£20, HB, John Murray) Set in the wild, untamed beauty of 1840s Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), this sweeping historical novel follows Caroline, a courageous and determined woman carving

Review of reviews: Books

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

Renee was bored. January was intensely boring. History told her that if she didn’t overcome that boredom it would lead to trouble – like the time she’d ended up waving a banner on the news. She didn’t