BEST BOOKS
Zoe West picks the best reads for you
The House of Mirrors by Erin Kelly (£16.99, HB, Hodder & Stoughton)
Rex and Karen are hiding a big secret. Two decades ago, they were involved in a double murder at the Highgate House of Horrors, and they don’t want anyone to find out – especially the press. But their daughter Alice has other ideas, and she can’t always keep things inside. When Rex’s father dies, making inheritance a hot topic, the events of that summer in 1997 start to unravel in the present day. A sequel to The Poison Tree, this can be read as a standalone novel – a fantastic, twisty story where no one is quite who they seem.
The Long and Winding Road by Lesley Pearse (£22, HB, Penguin)
Whether or not you have read Lesley’s bestselling novels, you’ll certainly want to read the extraordinary story of her life. Born during World War Two, Lesley was found coatless in the snow by a neighbour at the age of three, her mother having died days before. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley came of age in Swinging Sixties London, before falling pregnant and being banished to a mother-and-baby home, and separated from her newborn. It’s enough to derail anyone, but Lesley is a survivor and became a successful author at 48. Inspiring and hopeful, this heartwarming memoir will have you captivated.
Maya’s Laws of Love by Alina Khawaja (£8.99, PB, Simon & Schuster)
Maya is convinced she’s cursed. In her life, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. So when she begins the journey from Canada to Karachi in Pakistan, where her arranged marriage awaits, she is not surprised to stumble from one disaster to the next. On the plane, Maya is seated next to a bad-tempered lawyer – and becomes stranded with him in Switzerland after a storm. But as they grow closer, Maya worries she has met the ideal man – right before her marriage. Just her luck! A beautiful romance about finding your true self.