Every Shade Of Happy

Phyllida Shrimpton, Head Of Zeus, £20

The first adult offering from YA author Shrimpton has for its inspiration a breathtaking letter that her pilot father sent to her mother 70 years before from Nairobi, describing his passion for flying.

Exploring lost dreams, loneliness and the unlikely but soulful commune of an old man at the end of his life and his young girl at the start of hers, it’s captivating.