YOU SWIPE RIGHT ON TINDER AND FALL FOR SOMEONE

Dating has dramatically changed over the past decade. These days, it seems few meet their soulmate randomly. I’ve been married for six years, but by living vicariously through friends who are online dating, I hear both horror stories and happily-ever-afters. These books are perfect for those who have found the right match and are unsure what happens next.

I’m a big fan of Sliding Doors-style narratives, and Laura Barnett’s The Versions Of Us is one of the best. Eva and Jim are 19 and studying at Cambridge when their paths cross for the first time. We are led through three different versions of their future, together and apart, spanning a period from the ’50s to the present day. This novel reminds us that the smallest decisions can affect the rest of our lives.

Love at first sight, paintings, family secrets, Russian oligarchs and the art of food – there is so much to take from The Improbability Of Love by Hannah Rothschild. Annie finds a painting in a junk shop and intends to give it to her new beau as a birthday present, but when he doesn’t turn up, she keeps it. On a visit to a gallery, Annie meets a guide who falls in love with her while she begins a quest to uncover the original owner of her painting. I laughed and cried when I read this novel, and took from it that we should be open, curious and listen to those around us to uncover true happiness.