Bright Burning Things

Lisa Harding Bloomsbury £14.99 Sonya, her son Tommy and their rescue dog Herbie are a tight-knit crew. Motherhood has replaced the glitter of an acting career, but much as mercurial, charismatic Sonya loves her son, her life is careening out of control, as one glass of wine becomes endless bottles. Scared that she’ll lose him, and assailed by memories of her own troubled childhood, she agrees to rehab. It’s a scorching read – heartbreaking but ultimately hopeful.