NON-FICTION

The Joy Of Big Knickers

Kate Garraway, Blink, £14.99

This humorous look at middle age is written in the chatty style of Loose Women and comes to us from the co-host of ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

About to turn 50, Kate asks questions such as: is my pension big enough? What happened to my body? Why do my knickers keep getting bigger? This is a great book for learning to love the rest of your life.

OUR VERDICT 7/10

Bake: 125 Show-stopping Recipes Made Simple

Lorraine Pascale, Bluebird, £20

If you are a kitchen nightmare but would like to bake like a dream, then this could be the answer to your prayers.

Pascale’s book is described as “a modern and creative baking bible, with simple and sophisticated recipes that will take your baking to a new level”. Cake, anyone?

OUR VERDICT 8/10 The Raqqa Diaries: Escape From Islamic State

Samer, Hutchison, £9.99

This young anti-IS activist risked his life to report what was happening in his home of Raqqa, the capital of IS’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Eastern Syria.

His diaries first came to light on Radio 4’s Today programme.

They include beheadings and the death of his father. Brutal but necessary reading.

OUR VERDICT 8/10