BEST BOOKS
Zoe West picks the best reads for you
It Ends At Midnight
by Harriet Tyce (£14.99, Headline, HB)
If you met your best friend today, would you still want to be friends? Sylvie is not so sure when it comes to Tess, who she’s known since they were teens. Their school days were fraught, but adulthood isn’t much better. Despite their toxic relationship, Tess always had Sylvie’s back – until now. With Tess obsessed over raking up the past, Sylvie’s life starts to unravel. Surely Tess can’t be out to destroy her, can she? With a focus on Sylvie’s life as a soon-to-be judge, this story is full of twists and turns and mixes courtroom drama, scandal, and teenage regrets.
Mad About You
by Mhairi Mcfarlane (£7.99, Harper Collins, PB)
It’s a rom com, but not as we know it, because Mhairi’s books are always so much more – managing to delve into deeper issues while delivering knock-out comic one-liners. Her new novel sees wedding photographer Harriet Hartley calling off her engagement and moving in with Cal, a man she’s never met. But Cal is no stranger to running away, and harbours secrets of his own. Could it be time for both of them to confront their past in order to move on? As with every Mcfarlane story, you know you’re in safe hands. Simply brilliant.
Nobody But Us
by Laure Van Rensburg (£12.99, Penguin, HB) Kind, smart, funny and mesmerising, Ellie is Steven’s idea of the perfect girlfriend. So enticing and addictive, he’s let her into his life more than any other woman before. But is she too good to be true? During a romantic stay at a remote cottage he finally discovers the real Ellie, but only one of them can survive the fallout that follows. Inspired by real stories and events shared during the Metoo movement, the cat-and-mouse power struggle between the pair will force you to decide whose version of history you believe.
A Daughter’s Destiny
by Rosie Goodwin (£12.99, Bonnier Zaffre, HB) From Goodwin comes another heart-warming saga her fans will love – this time set in 1875. Emerald and Abigail Winter have so far lived a very charmed life at the stately Astley House. But when their Dad vanishes, leaving the family in debt, both sisters need to find a way to survive. Emerald goes to London to work for a distant aunt, but Abigail finds herself as a hostess in a Soho club after escaping her uncle’s farm. Trouble ensues and Emerald is left wondering whether she’ll ever be able to reunite her family and find happiness.