The Woman At 72 Derry Lane
CARMEL HARRINGTON (HARPERCOLLINS, £7.99)
Set in a suburban street in Dublin, this thought-provoking story is told through the eyes of two women who live next door to each other. Stella, who is married and seems to have the perfect life, and Rea, who hides away and ignores the pointing fingers of the locals who joke that she’s lost it. When a chance encounter sparks a timid friendship between the two, it becomes clear that they have a lot more in common than they ever thought possible. Prepare to fall hard for the characters and sail through a plot that’s both brave and true. Sarah Hughes