Make the most of ... april!

Our books editor Zoe West’s favourite picks for the month

by Phaedra Patrick (£9.99, PB, Bloomsbury) Would you leave everything behind for the perfect life? Once upon a time, Greta had it all. As well as being a happy wife and mother, she was the well-known

by Lucy Jane Wood (£20, HB, Pan Macmillan) Annie Wildwood works tirelessly to be the perfect witch. As well as running the Celestial Bakehouse, she goes above and beyond to please everyone around her,

For time-strapped bibliophiles, dedicated reading retreats provide a new form of self-care

by Lindsey Kelk (£9.99, PB, HarperCollins) Laura was planning a peaceful Christmas by herself, flat-sitting for a stranger. But life has other plans. Upon arrival, Laura discovers a random man, Callum

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