The past 12 months have seen some fabulous releases. Prima ’s books editor Nina Pottell looks back at her favourites and the ones you may have missed…

Best books… Elizabeth Gilbert The author of the ...

Mary Pargeter was starting to feel her age. When did she first attend the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Greenwood House? A quarter of a century, and she was retired even then. Had she loc

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by Chloe Seager (£9.99, Harper Collins) I really enjoyed this warm, laugh-out-loud novel, even while I was cringing for Becky, the queen of poor choices. Becky is only 29 but already feels she’s being

What revealed the magic of books for me was The Wind in the Willows. When I was five, I contracted measles, which meant I had to spend my days in bed in a darkened room. My mother sat outside my bedro