A SEASONAL SEQUEL

SUMMER IN MAYFAIR

BY SUSANNAH CONSTANTINE HQ, PBO, £8.99. Out June 25 Missing DowntonAbbey? SummerInMayfair, the stunning sequel to AfterTheSnow, is the perfect literary replacement for this summer.

Fans of historical fiction will love this latest novel from English fashion journalist and television presenter Susannah Constantine.

Set in 1979, Esme Munroe is now twenty-six years old and she’s finally ready to spread her wings and leave her home in the Scottish Highlands behind her for adventures in the capital.

On her arrival in London, she is soon swept up in the exciting world inhabited by her glamorous new friend Suki. The pair soon become fixtures of the most glamourous bars and clubs in town. However, when Esme discover a long-hidden secret about herself she has to decide whom she should really trust…

Tender yet thrilling, this glorious period drama will captivate you and envelop you in a wonderful mystery.

UPLIFTING

GROWING UP FOR BEGINNERS

BY CLAIRE CALMAN Boldwood, PBO, £8.99 Warm and witty yet deeply poignant, this beautiful story has a bountiful cast of fascinating characters, all trying to find their own way to happiness as they find themselves bound together by long held secrets of the past.

HEARTWARMING

LIFE AND OTHER HAPPY ENDINGS BY MELANIE CANTOR Black Swan, PB, £7.99 On discovering she only has three months to live, Jennifer Cole sets about telling the significant people in her life what she’s never dared to say. At first, the truth is liberating but as she discovers, the truth isn’t always as it seems… A feelgood story that will stay with you.

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