Beautiful World, Where Are You

By Sally Rooney Faber & Faber, £16.99

Sally Rooney’s third novel is an addictive, psychologically astute study of people in their mid-20s, who are worried about the world and their place in it. In a series of emails, Alice, a bestselling novelist who’s suffered a breakdown, and best friend Eileen, an editor on a literary magazine, ponder philosophy and politics, friendship and family, sex and desire, while dealing with on-off relationships. Alice is trying to work out how she feels about

Felix, who works in a warehouse, while

Eileen is involved with

Simon, a family friend.

This must-read will get under your skin.