The acclaimed American author and literary critic talks to Zoe West

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

by Veronica Henry (£16.99, Orion Publishing Co) Be swept away by this wonderfully romantic novel set between post-war London and Foxwood Manor in the rolling Somerset countryside. Sparkling Clementine

Zoe West shares her picks for the week

QTell us a little teaser about what happens in “On A Beautiful Day” . . . A Set in Manchester, the story begins with four female friends meeting for a birthday lunch. It’s a beautiful day – until they

Perfect. That’s what this evening has to be. That’s why Emma is currently scrubbing the oven clean, her knees aching from crouching on the tiled floor for so long. Sure, Clara is unlikely to look insi