Carissa broadbent

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06 January, 2026

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“my mum was a voracious reader”

I’M up at my parents’ old house, surrounded by boxes of books. My mum was a voracious reader. You only had to see all the bookcases in her home to realise that. Many books were bought for her as gifts

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Woman's Weekly - UK

Great reads

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

Woman's Weekly - UK

Great reads

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

The People's Friend

“my mum was a voracious reader”

Newsweek

Turn these pages

BOOKS

Best - UK

If you read one thing…

PICTURES: GETTY IMAGES, PENGUIN, RANDOM HOUSE Water Moon ...

Yorkshire Life

Bookshelf

Literary news andreviews with alocal flavour

Woman's Weekly - UK

Great reads

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

Woman's Weekly - UK

Great reads

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

Carissa broadbent

My Weekly Magazine

06 January, 2026

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