Riveting reissues

Novels dusted off for a new readership…

The Pothunters by PG Wodehouse (Hutchinson Heinemann, £12.99)

In this handsome hardback edition of his first novel, Wodehouse takes a nostalgic look back at his Victorian schooldays with the story of a sportsman suspected of stealing school cricket trophies.

You Be Mother by Meg Mason (W&N, £8.99)

If you enjoyed Sorrow And Bliss you can now read Meg Mason’s debut novel. A Croydon woman seeks a fresh start in Sydney with her baby and bonds with older neighbour Phyllida – but their relationship is built on a lie.

The Daughter Of Time by Josephine Tey (Penguin, £9.99)

Voted the best crime novel of all time, a Scotland Yard inspector investigates the story of Richard III and the deaths of the Princes in the Tower.

My Turn To Make The Tea by Monica Dickens (Virago Modern Classics, £9.99)

Poppy is a journalist on a provincial post-war paper, reporting on mundane stories from Girl Guides’ tableaux to Christmas Day hospital celebrations. Evocative and nostalgic, the story draws on the author’s experiences.

Strange Journey by Maud Cairnes (British Library, £9.99)

In this 1935 novel, Lady Elizabeth undergoes a body swap with middleclass mother Polly and the women must navigate the other’s world. A thoughtprovoking, entertaining exploration of class.

R In The Month by Nancy Spain (Virago Modern Classics, £8.99)

Sandi Toksvig introduces Nancy Spain’s tongue-incheek crime novel from 1950, paying tribute to her gift for “absurd farce”. When her fiancé’s mother dies from oyster poisoning, can Miriam solve the crime of “murder by mollusc”?