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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,

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

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt was my recent holiday read, and I loved it. It tells the story of lonely widow Tova, whose teenage son vanished 30 years ago. She works at a small aquari

The best new books you’ll love

by K J Whittle (£9.99, PB, HarperCollins) Would you change the way you live if you knew that your number was up? A mysterious host invites seven complete strangers to a dinner party in London. As the

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