Get into the good books

Dive into this month’s top selection, picked for you by our books editor Nina Pottell

Our Life In A Day by Jamie Fewery (Orion, £7.99)

If you had to pick significant moments from your relationship, you’d probably choose the best ones – but how honest is too honest? Billed as ‘a 10-year love story in 24 hours’, this outstanding debut about mental health and relationships will make you want to remind those closest to you how much you love them. 18 April

The Flatshare by Beth O’leary (Quercus, £12.99)

Tiffy needs to find somewhere to live quickly. Leon needs money and a flatmate. Tiffy works days and Leon works nights. They share a bed and a flat – but they have never actually met. A quirky, feelgood read, bursting with character and warmth. 18 April

The Heart Beats In Secret by Katie Munnik (The Borough Press, £12.99)

This powerful, multi-generational novel explores the many guises of motherhood. Pidge heads to Scotland from Canada when she inherits her grandmother’s house. There, she learns about her mother’s past and her reasons for emigrating. Full of secrets, stories and discoveries. 4 April

Sleep by C.L. Taylor

(Avon, £12.99) After being involved in a tragic accident, Anna is convinced that someone is following her, and takes a job in a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum. But, among the seven guests that check in, there is a murderer – and they are after Anna! A gripping and thrilling read. 4 April

The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris

(Orion, £20) Twenty years after the bestselling Chocolat comes this deliciously compelling new novel. Vianne Rocher has finally settled in Lansquenet-soustannes, where she still runs the chocolate shop in the square. But life in the old village is disrupted when Vianne is left some land after the death of the local florist. 4 April

The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

(Michael Joseph, £14.99)

It all started with The Rosie Project – when genetics professor Don Tillman made Rosie his wife. Now, 10 years on, they’re bringing up a son, Hudson, who is battling with problems at school. Don has to learn to be a good parent, as well as a husband. Hilarity is the order of the day in this joyful read. 4 April