Get into the good books
Books editor Nina Pottell has been busy reading the new releases. Here’s her round-up of the best…
Nina Pottell’s pick of page-turners
The Confession
by Jessie Burton (Picador, £16.99) I loved Burton’s debut,
The Miniaturist, but this is even better! Rose’s mother disappeared when she was a baby, and the last person to see her was Constance, a reclusive novelist based in Hampstead, London. When Rose tracks her down, will she get the answers she needs? I was completely engrossed. Out 19 September
Living My Best Life
by Claire Frost (Simon & Schuster, £7.99)
Dumped just before her
40th birthday, Bell stops wallowing to enrol on a local photography course. There she meets Millie, a successful ‘influencer’ tired of maintaining the façade of her so-called perfect life. A warm-hearted, witty debut about finding friendship where you least expect it. Out 5 September
Breaking & Mending
by Joanna Cannon (Profile, £12.99) Before Cannon’s debut novel, The Trouble With
Goats And Sheep, she wrote a blog I read avidly, which detailed her life as a junior doctor. This raw and emotional memoir of those times is full of depth and insight, and made me so grateful to all those who work in healthcare. Out 26 September
After the Flood
by Kassandra Montag (The Borough Press, £12.99)
In this dynamic and inventive story, Myra and her young daughter, Pearl, sail between the island colonies of a flooded future America, trading fish. For years, Myra has grieved her other daughter, Row, who was snatched by her father. Learning Row may be alive, Myra sets out to find her… Out 19 September
Postscript
by Cecelia
Ahern (Harpercollins, £16.99) Fans of PS, I Love You are in for an absolute treat. Seven years after Holly Kennedy’s husband died, she finally feels she has moved on. Then a group calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club approach her, and Holly’s world is thrown into turmoil. I adored this uplifting story about hope and love. Out 19 September
Degrees Of Guilt
by HS Chandler (Trapeze, £7.99)
If you think you know every twist possible in a thriller, wait to be surprised! Maria is on trial for attempted murder, but the jury is unsure if her story of a controlling marriage is true. A powerful, psychological drama that is perfect for book-club discussions. Out 5 September