Book club

by Jill Mansell (£16.99, HB, Headline) PA Fen is thrilled to be invited on a five-star cruise by her doting grandmother Disa, though her motives may not be entirely pure. Jeweller Hattie joins her bes

by Christina Applegate (£22, HB, Headline) Actor Christina Applegate’s memoir is a candid, heartfelt journey through a life lived in the spotlight. From Kelly Bundy in Married… with Children to Anchor

SWINGING SIXTIES by Jennifer Niven (£18.99, HB, Pan Macmillan) Jennifer Niven delivers a nostalgic, sharp look behind the facade of America’s favourite TV family. Set in LA, 1964, Del and Dinah Newman

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Here are our recommendations – and yours – of what to enjoy reading this fortnight