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Romantic challenges The Futures

by anna Pitoniak, paperback £7.99 college-leaver evan bags a job with a new York hedge fund, while his girlfriend Julia struggles to find her way after graduation. as the 2008 financial crash emerges, evan’s career soars while Julia’s stalls, and she seeks solace with a man from her past. a beautifully written novel exploring first love and identity.

Real-life marriage This Must be the Place

by maggie o’farrell, paperback £3.99 ex-film star claudette and her husband Daniel have carved a quiet, contented life for themselves in the irish countryside. But after unexpectedly hearing from an old lover, Daniel makes a journey around the globe that will risk everything he has worked for, including his happy marriage.

Modern love story Sense & Sensibility

by Joanna Trollope, paperback £8.99 in another contemporary retelling of Jane austen, the Dashwood sisters are recast as modern young women who study at university, get trolled on Youtube, and commit social media faux pas. elinor and marianne are still chalk and cheese, and Joanna Trollope artfully channels austen’s characters.