One Love (2024) Matt Cain "What a wonderful book . . . a heartwarming, nostalgia-inducing tale of friendship and love that puts a huge smile on your face."
I Wish We Weren't Related (2023) Radhika Sanghani "Hilariously funny, totally heartfelt and completely original - a perfect comedy about family, sisterhood and self-discovery. I learned so much about Hindu culture and really related to the stresses of dealing with difficult friendships, family drama and alopecia to boot. Radhika Sangani is a huge talent!"
73 Dove Street (2023) Julie Owen Moylan "Another fabulous read by the brilliant Julie Owen Moylan. A gripping and touching feminist read about three women in one London boarding house in 1958. Julie writes about mid-20th century women like no-one else!"
Lauren Bravo "Laugh-out-loud funny but also poignant and tender, Preloved is an absorbingly special debut novel. I devoured in equal measure the delicious descriptions of food and the moving vignettes of preloved treasures peppered throughout the book, while the nineties and noughties nostalgia had me gasping with pleasure."
Fling (2023) J F Murray and Joseph Murray "Set to be the funniest book of 2023, Fling is a lightning-fast romcom full of comic capers, heartfelt moments and completely loveable characters. It's hilarious and original, with a genius concept that is begging for the big screen. One of the best books I've read this year."
The Hollow Sea (2022) Annie Kirby "A real beauty. A magical story of one woman's infertility combined with a mythical sea world. Beautiful."
After Paris (2022) Nicole Kennedy "Gossip Girl meets Emily in Paris meets One Day. Complex, clever and - as with all of Kennedy's writing - relatable."
The Seawomen (2022) Chloe Timms "An astonishing literary achievement, The Seawomen punches you in the gut, pulls you under the water and keeps you gasping for air until the very end. This is not just a story about love and survival but also about women's empowerment and the idea that no one's life is worth more than another. Chloe Timms is an extraordinary new talent."
Freya Sampson "A heartwarming story with a brilliant twist, The Girl on the 88 Bus kept me guessing until the very end. Freya Sampson has created a wonderful, multi-generational cast of characters who are united in their shared cause. It had me sobbing in places, but ultimately left me warm, cosy and wonderfully uplifted."
One Good Thing (2022) Alexandra Potter "A must-read for 2022 . .. Inspiring, heartwarming and set against the beautiful backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales. One Good Thing is one GREAT thing."
The Fake-Up (2022) Justin Myers "In Flo and Dylan, Justin Myers has created two utterly loveable characters you'll really root for. Cheeky, fun and uplifting, The Fake-Up is just what the world needs right now!"
