Orphans Of The Storm

Celia Imrie, Bloomsbury, £14.99

Olivier Award-winning actor and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel star Imrie delighted fans with her light comic fiction triology, Nice.

But her latest offering propels her into the world of literary historical fiction. Inspired by a true story, it follows a young French woman’s search for her two toddler sons, abducted by their father.

Set against the backdrop of the sinking of the Titantic, it will haunt long after the last page is turned.