PICK OF THE PAPERBACKS

In the Midst of Life BY JENNIFER WORTH (W&N) FINAL COLLECTION OF THE TRUE STORIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF Call the Midwife.

City of Friends BY JOANNA TROLLOPE (PAN) FOUR WOMEN JUGGLE DOMESTIC LIFE WITH THEIR CAREERS. INSIGHTFUL AND TOPICAL.

The Good People BY HANNAH KENT (PICADOR) BEWITCHING STORY OF 19TH-CENTURY RURAL IRELAND, BASED ON REALITY.

My Mother’s Shadow BY NIKOLA SCOTT (HEADLINE) EMOTIONAL AND INVOLVING STORY OF A CHILD AND A MOTHER’S SECRET. Keep Me Safe

BY DANIELA SACERDOTI (HEADLINE REVIEW) MYSTERIOUS TALE OF A CHILD’S “OTHER LIFE” ON A TINY ISLAND.

The Best of Adam Sharp BY GRAEME SIMSION (PENGUIN)

AUTHOR OF The Rosie Project RETURNS WITH A WRY ROMANTIC COMEDY.

The Fatal Tree BY JAKE ARNOTT (HODDER)

WHORE EDGWORTH BESS TELLS HER STORY IN 1720S LONDON. THOROUGHLY ENGAGING.

The Travelling Bag BY SUSAN HILL (PROFILE)

A TIMELY COLLECTION OF DISTURBING GHOST STORIES TO CHILL THE BONES. W&H