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8 BOOKS IN FEBRUARY
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13 BOOKS IN JANUARY
I read 13 books in January - here are some of my favourites to save you time choosing
I READ 80+ BOOKS IN 2022 – HERE ARE MY TOP 5
Nearly 90 books read in 2022 - here are some of my new favourites
PERIMENOPAUSE? THE UNSPOKEN FACTS ABOUT THE MENOPAUSE WITH DR LOUISE NEWSON
A super healthy, eye opening book for everything about the menopause - and the menopause before the menopause: the peri-menopause! Something I will know more about when it happens in (more than) a few years!
HEATWAVE – VICTOR JESTIN
A very short novella to occupy you for a couple of hours. Translated from French, it follows young Leonard dealing with his actions over the course of a super hot weekend and young Oscar's life - and he did nothing to help him.
REASONS TO STAY ALIVE – MATT HAIG
A book about mental health that NO ONE will regret reading. Everyone is guaranteed to learn something new, or share something that has happened to them.
A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE – SHARI LAPENA
Another encounter with Lapena's Detective Rasbach who investigates a woman suffering amnesia after a crash near a murder scene. A somewhat predictable telling by the author, yet she continues to throw in the occasional curveball
THE HANDMAID’S TALE – MARGARET ATWOOD
I’m a bit late to the party with one of the most iconic books ever written… Margaret Atwood’s novel which she is best known for: The Handmaid’s Tale. First written in 1980s, Atwood’s work is a great piece of feminist fiction – whilst it may not seem it, she drips information of whether or not [...]
THE BEST THINGS – MEL GIEDROYC
‘… in life are free!’ Don’t tell me you didn’t just sing or think that too when you read the title! As one half of the original Great British Bake Off Mel & Sue duo, comic Mel Giedroyc’s debut novel is full of laughs and relatable occurrences in the Parker family, apart from they live [...]
THE CHALET – CATHERINE COOPER
I LOVE skiing. This book brought back all the memories of the annual ski trips I would go on. However, this novels explains why I prefer mine without a murder...
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