TREAT YOUR MUM TO A GOOD READ THIS MOTHER’S DAY
GIVE HER SOME MUCH NEEDED ME-TIME WITH THESE NEW NOVELS
THE DROP OFF BY FIONA HARRIS & MIKE MCLEISH
Megan, Lizzy and Sam are school gate mates – if it weren’t for their children, they wouldn’t have much in common. But when life throws a curve ball, the unlikely trio are forced to band together for the good of their community. From the husband and wife TV comedy team, this is spot-on – full of funny, relatable moments.
THE SWITCH BY BETH O’LEARY
After a mishap at work, Leena Cotton escapes the city to regroup at her grandmother’s house. The almost 80-year-old Eileen is newly single and looking for love but the pickings are slim in her rural village so the pair decide to swap lives. This funny, comforting and gorgeous read is by the author of The Flatshare.
THE SECRET LIFE OF SHIRLEY SULLIVAN BY LISA IRELAND
Shirley and Frank have been married for 57 years, although he can’t remember who she is these days. Then Shirley decides it’s time to give Frank a holiday and return to the beach where they met in the early 1960s. So she makes a plan and kidnaps him from his nursing home. This is an incredibly moving, heartwarming and humorous story about love, memories and growing old.
CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING BY ALEXANDRA POTTER
When her business and relationship both end, Nell is forced to leave Los Angeles and return to London to start over. But while she feels like a failure compared to her Insta-perfect friends, who are now married with kids, a new friendship with 80-something widow Cricket pushes Nell to re-evaluate life. A novel full of charm and hope from a bestselling author.
THE LONG SHADOW BY ANNE BUIST
Psychologist Isabel moves to a rural town and in between looking after her own toddler, starts running a mother and baby therapy group. Then she receives an anonymous note from one of the mums, warning that a killer is about to strike. Suspenseful Aussie noir at its best.
GULLIVER’S WIFE BY LAUREN CHATER
In 1700s London, midwife and herbalist Mary Burton Gulliver is forced to rebuild her life after her husband is lost at sea. But when he returns three years later, disorientated and full of strange tales, her life slips into chaos and she has to discover the truth of Gulliver’s travels. This enthralling and gripping read is a powerful re-imagining of the wife – and life – of the famous storyteller.
IN FIVE YEARS BY REBECCA SERLE
Manhattan lawyer Dannie’s life looks to be perfect: her career is on track and she’s engaged to the perfect man. Then one day she wakes up and realises she’s in the company of another man and it’s five years in the future. Was it a just a dream or something else? This clever and imaginative novel will both break and warm your heart.