TOO GOOD TO MISS

A Pure Heart by Rajia Hassib (Sceptre, approx €16.99, out January 9) Six years after Rose relocates from her native Egypt to NY, she receives news that her sister Gameela has been killed. Her parents think Gameela’s death is accidental, but Rose believes there must be a connection between it and Saaber, the young suicide bomber Rose’s husband wrote about in The New York Times. Rose begins to investigate her sister’s life and secrets.

Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener (Fourth Estate, approx €14.99, out January 23) This anticipated memoir of Anna Wiener’s time spent working in San Francisco’s seductive tech industry is an entertaining read. Wiener writes of how she struggled to be taken seriously in a male-dominated industry that lacked diversity; attending lavish work events, communication only in emojis, and how watching twentysomethings get rich overnight was the norm.

Grown Ups by Marian Keyes (Michael Joseph, approx €17.99, out February 6) No one knows better than Marian Keyes what it’s like trying to be a grown-up in modern Ireland – not simple, even if you’re supposed to be an adult in the Casey family. They are glamorous, gorgeous and happy. That is, until a careless remark at a birthday party throws the family unity awry. Secrets, some old and new, come spilling out, leading to consequences for everyone – grownups or not. Keyes is on top form as ever, and this delightful book will warm those cold winter bones.

House of Trelawney by

Hannah Rothschild (Bloomsbury, approx €18.99, out February 6) Rothschild’s novel tracks the progression of Cornwall’s Trelawney Castle from splendour to ruin, telling the story of its inhabitants – heir Kitto, his wife Jane, and their three children – as they struggle to keep their family together. Recent generations have fared better when it comes to making money, and the family are rapidly running out of options until some unexpected choices appear. A sparkling satire.

Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen (John Murray, approx €15.99, out February 20) Inspired by the upcoming centenary of Ireland’s partition and ongoing complexities of a potential Brexitenforced hard-border, Gallen writes about a troubled family in a town on the Irish border. Majella keeps to herself, and has no friends. She’s thrust into the spotlight when her grandmother is murdered, and she must decide on the life she truly wants for herself.