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MY FAVOURITE MISTAKE

By Marian Keyes, Michael Joseph, £22 (ebook £11.99)

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Fans of bestselling Irish author Marian Keyes will be thrilled that her new novel focuses on one of the Walsh sisters – the large fictional family several of her books are weaved around.

This time, fuelled by what was dubbed ‘the great resignation’ after the height of the pandemic, Anna, now in her late forties, has quit her dream New York job in beauty PR to move

THE MORNINGSIDE

By Tea Obreht, W&N, £20 (ebook £11.99)

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In a post-apocalyptic world where rising tides have claimed cities and war has claimed communities, 11-year-old Sil and her mother join her aunt in the dilapidated Island City, moving into the former luxury highback to Ireland with no plan, eventually helping a friend set up a fancy coastal retreat in a small town. An idea locals hate.

My Favourite Mistake expertly tackles issues of gentrification, perimenopause and bereavement, but is also humorous and heartwarming, and of course there’s a central romance to keep you guessing. It takes a little longer to get going than some of her previous bestsellers, but with patience, readers will fall in love with her flawed, relatable characters.

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Lonely, curious and fuelled by her aunt’s fantastical stories about her homeland, Silvia begins to wonder who the enigmatic occupant of the building’s penthouse really is, setting out to discover the truth. This isn’t recommended if you’re after a gritty dystopian imagining of a collapsed future society but it entertains as a character-driven saunter through myth and worlds beyond the veil of our own reality, ultimately revealing the truth about who we really are.