Inspiring reads
BOOKSHELF
RESIDENT BOOKWORM JOANNE FINNEY PICKS HER FAVOURITE READS, FROM LITERARY GEMS TO GRIPPING FAMILY DRAMAS
This month’s 10 books to read right now!
Book of the month
SO THRILLED FOR YOU by Holly Bourne This adult debut from the well-known YA author is absolutely addictive. Set during an incendiary (in several senses of the word!) baby shower, it’s a clever, funny and frighteningly relatable look at female friendship and the highs and lows of motherhood. Everyone’s going to be talking about this, so read it now.
Dark academia
AND HE SHALL APPEAR by Kate van der Borgh Every few years, a novel arrives claiming to be the new The Secret History by Donna Tartt; this gets close and will appeal to fans of Saltburn – think dark academia with an underseam of horror. Set within the rarefied atmosphere of Cambridge University, it’s about an obsessive friendship and the power that privilege brings.