The book list

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by Lily King (£18.99, HB, Canongate Books) The choices we make when we’re young can reverberate throughout our lives. As a young woman at university, our narrator is swept off into the intoxicating wo

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As a child reading was my refuge from a difficult time. I could read from a very early age and being able to escape into the pages of a book had a huge impact on my life. Swallows & Amazons by Arthur

Ruth is unexpectedly alone in midlife. Her marriage has ended, her daughter is moving out, and her job offers little solace or distraction. Therefore, she is extremely excited when Sookie, her vivacio