READS
LITERARY EDITOR Sarra Manning PICKS 10 NEW BOOKS FOR SUMMER THAT WILL TAKE YOU FROM BACK GARDEN TO BEACH
The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat
(Magpie, £16.99, out 1st June)
Soon to be a Netflix series, this is a gorgeous novel about a family of time travellers. When their parents don’t return from an adventure, twins Tommy and Eva use their powers to deal with their grief in very different ways.
The Other Side Of Mrs Wood by Lucy Barker
(Fourth Estate, £14.99, out 22nd June)
Two Victorian mediums, the venerated Mrs Wood and former protégée Emmie Finch, fight for supremacy in the drawing rooms of upper-class society. Fans of Sarah Waters will love this clever debut.
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
(Michael Joseph, £16.99, out 8th June)
Think Succession by the sea as a group of entitled New Yorkers decamp to their holiday homes on Fire Island so they can spend the summer playing tennis and behaving absolutely atrociously.
Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess
(Picador, £16.99, out 8th June)
Fans of Kiley Reid’s Such A Fun Age will enjoy this nuanced, witty love story taking in race, privilege and what it’s like to love someone (but not always like them).
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
(Simon & Schuster, £16.99, out 23rd July)
A high-octane thriller featuring a married couple who are hacking experts. When Gabe is murdered, Jack is the prime suspect and goes on the run to evade arrest and find her husband’s killer.
Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk
(Harper Collins, £8.99, out 20th July)
In this Hollywoodset summer romcom, Phoebe – an incurable romantic – matchmak
