A Keeper

Graham Norton, Hodder & Stoughton, £20

Chat show host Norton’s second novel is, at its heart, a family story split over two generations and 40 years.

A gentle humour runs through the messy lives portrayed and the balance between the two stories never goes out of kilter.

The best thing is Norton’s acute observations of the ways we impact those closest to us.

OUR VERDICT 8/10