Bestselling author and MBE Adele Parks shares her picks of the month, from a classic “whodunnit” to a captivating novel full of secrets and an unconventional look at women in history.
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Adele Parks MBE
Adele Parks MBE is the author of 22 bestselling novels including her latest release Just Between Us. She writes compelling, twisty, psychological thrillers that are popular all over the world. Adele has sold 4.75 million books in the UK and is translated into more than 30 languages. She is dedicated to the love of reading and is a proud ambassador of The National Literacy Trust. Keep in touch with her at Instagram.com/adele_parks.
Spread The Joy
by Gaby Roslin (HarperCollins, £18.99)
I love everything about this charming book from celebrated TV presenter, storied radio broadcaster and podcast creator, Gaby Roslin. Over the years, we have come to know and love Gaby’s unbridled enthusiasm and infectious energy, now she is on a mission to share her joie de vivre. From its bright and beautiful cover, to every word inside, this book does what it says on the tin – it is a joy spreader. What a refreshing thing in a world that is so often full of muck-spreaders or gossip spreading! It is brimming with simple, practical tips that can nudge our view of the world so we can access a more joyous life. We’re all frazzled at home or work or caring for others but this book promotes opportunities to find and appreciate life’s everyday joyful moments. Bursting with heart-warming stories, appealing illustrations, hilarious anecdotes, practical tips and inspired tricks, this guided journal shows us how we can not only discover life’s simple pleasures, but also learn the invaluable gift of spreading joy to others. With that in mind I’d suggest you buy one for yourself and another for a friend. Question: Is it too early to call her a National Treasure?
★★★★★
EVERYTHING IS NOT ENOUGH
by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström (Bloomsbury Publishing, £20)
Yasmiin’s friend is in a coma after an apparent attempted suicide. But as Yasmiin looks into her friend’s past to try and understand her actions, the more she discovers, the less she understands. Kemi seems successful: high-powered job, beautiful flat, loving boyfriend but she’s unsettled and embarks on a destructive path, searching for something elusive. Brittany-Rae is a shadow of the woman she was before she married. No longer a confident go-getter, she is now cowed by her coercive and domineering husband.
