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An authoritative, questioning, ‘final’ not-quite-novel

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

IT was moving to Crail, a picturesque Scottish fishing village in coastal Fife, which inspired Sarah Rogerson to start writing her new children’s book series, “The Cats Of Crail”. Having relocated fro

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

IN AN AGE OF COMPARISON CULTURE AND GLOSSY SOCIAL-MEDIA LIVES, IT’S HARD NOT TO QUESTION YOUR OWN PROGRESS. BUT THERE’S NO RIGHT PATH TO LIFE AS THESE WOMEN, WHO ARE TURNING CONVENTION ON ITS HEAD AND SHARING WISDOM AS THEY GO, DEMONSTRATE…