The Summer That Changed Us

CATHY BRAMLEY (ORION, £7.99)

When Katie, Grace and Robyn meet, they form an immediate bond. All three enjoy collecting sea glass along the north east coast of England, and it is on these beach walks that they begin to confide in each other and share secrets about their lives. Told from the perspective of all the women in separate narrative strands, the book tackles weighty topics such as body confidence, infidelity, period poverty and cancer, all with the author’s trademark warmth, wisdom and effortless wit. At its heart a book about the enduring power of friendship, this is Bramley’s best yet.