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by Harriet Lane (£20, HB, Orion) What lies beneath the image we construct of ourselves? Ruth, newly divorced and drifting as her daughter leaves home, feels invisible – until Sookie, her dazzling form

GH ’s books director Joanne Finney shares her pick of this month’s new hardback releases

Venture into the garden, bend a little lower, and a world of miniature marvels appears, says Dan Masoliver

W hen 17-year-old Lily vanishes, it leaves her twin sister Abby, family and local community reeling. Twisty, six-part drama Girl Taken follows what happens when Lily returns five years later and the f

The winners have been announced of the first ever Wildflower Photographer of the Year competition, with the chosen photos and a selection of impressive entries now on display at the Eden Project in Co