KERRY FOWLER SUGGESTS THE BEST BOOKS TO CURL UP WITH THIS MONTH
ROMANTIC COMEDY
CURTIS SITTENFELD Sally Milz is a comedy writer with a series of heartbreaks under her belt. One of her sketches pokes fun at what she sees as an undeniable trend: average-looking men date gorgeous women all the time, so why is the reverse never true? Then she meets handsome pop star Noah with a reputation for dating models. Will her theory be proven? Seductively funny and compassionate.
Doubleday, £16.99 (out 6 April)
THE MEMORY OF ANIMALS
CLAIRE FULLER A dark, dystopian tale of Neffy, a woman escaping the mistakes of her real life to take part in a vaccine trial and pay off her debts. But when the world outside her hospital window is utterly transformed, Neffy finds herself abandoned – along with the remaining four other volunteers – in a future they never believed could actually unfold.
Fig Tree, £16.99 (out 20 April)
DIRTY LAUNDRY
DISHA BOSE Ciara is the perfect mother promoting her perfect skincare range online. Neighbours – Mishti, whose arranged marriage has brought her to an alien landscape, and Lauren, whose messy family life Ciara records from behind her front door – increasingly dislike her. Soon Ciara will be dead in her perfect home… Intricate twists and turns, brilliantly polished.
Viking, £14.99
Book club choice
ETHAN JOELLA, MUSWELL PRESS, £9.99
Freddie likes to steal a march on the day. Her small pleasures: making coffee before her family gets up, and thinking about fulfilling the potential her husband Greg sees in her to become a writer. Greg and Freddie are the central couple in this patchwork of Connecticut small-town life �
