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The Richard and Judy book club list for April 2021 has been released! The Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2021 List was full of great titles, and the April summer list also seems to have a great mixture of authors and genres. A couple of the books I’ve already heard great things about whereas the others are new to me. I can’t wait to discover them all!
Richard and Judy Book Club 2021 Summer (April) List – The Chosen Books
Because of You by Dawn French
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize For Fiction, Because of You is Dawn French’s fourth novel.
Synopsis
At the turn of the millennium, two women give birth in the same hospital. After long labours, one mother has a beautiful baby girl, while the other mother suffers a devastating loss. Only one of them gets to leave with a baby. 17 years on, the little girl who was born that night is now herself pregnant and the lives of the two women are yet again brought together. Because Of You is a heartbreaking tale of loss, regrets and motherly love.
The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo is one of the world’s bestselling crime writers, with The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst and Knife all topping the Sunday Times bestseller charts. The Kingdom was The Times Crime Book Of The Year and tells the story of two brothers bound together by dark secrets.
Synopsis
When Roy and Carl’s parents die suddenly, sixteen-year-old Roy is left as protector to his impulsive younger brother. But when Carl decides to travel the world in search of his fortune, Roy stays behind in their sleepy village, satisfied with his peaceful life as a mechanic. Some years later, Carl returns with his charismatic new wife, Shannon – an architect. They are full of exciting plans to build a spa hotel on their family land. Carl wants not only to make the brothers rich but the rest of the village, too. It’s only a matter of time before what begins as a jubilant homecoming sparks off a series of events that threaten to derail everything Roy holds dear, as long-buried family secrets begin to rise to the surface.
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is a bestselling author of over forty-five published novels. He famously wrote the bestselling Alex Rider series and also writes for television. He was the first writer on Midsomer Murders before going on to create the hugely popular Foyle’s War. Moonflower Murders reintroduces characters from the bestselling crime novel Magpie Murders.
Synopsis
When retired publisher Susan moves to a remote Greek island with her long-term boyfriend, she finds herself missing her life in London. So when an English couple come to visit with tales of a murder that took place in a hotel the same day their daughter Cecily was married there, Susan is intrigued. And when they tell her that Cecily has gone missing a few short hours after reading a crime novel Susan edited some years previously, Susan knows she must return to London to find out what has happened. The clues to the murder and to Cecily’s disappearance must lie within the pages of this novel. But to save Cecily, Susan must place her own life in mortal danger.
The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor
The Miseducation of Evie Epworth is the debut novel by Matson Taylor. It was a Radio 2 book club pick and Waterstones describes it as a “rich triumph of comic writing”.
Synopsis
Set in 1962, sixteen-year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood and is trying to decide what direction her future will take. But, before she can decide on a career, she must first deal with the presence of her manipulative future step-mother, rescue her father from her clutches and save the farmhouse from being sold off. Perhaps then she may be able to move on with her own life and finally work out exactly who it is she is meant to be.
Click here to read my full review of The Miseducation of Evie Epworth by Matson Taylor.
The Whole Truth by Cara Hunter
The Whole Truth is the fifth story in Cara Hunter’s series of police procedurals featuring DI Fawley. Despite the book being part of a series, the book can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.
Synopsis
When a university student accuses a professor of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley’s team think they’ve heard it all before. However this time the predator is a woman and the shining star of the department, and the student is a six-foot male rugby player. DI Fawley and his team are up against the clock to figure out the truth. What they don’t realise is that someone is watching and they have a plan to put Fawley out of action for good.
The Pull Of The Stars by Emma Donoghue
Emma Donoghue is the bestselling author of Room, the novel that was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize. The Pull Of The Stars is her latest novel
Synopsis
Set in 1918 towards the end of the great war, The Pull of the Stars focuses on a maternity ward in Ireland during the Spanish flu epidemic. Julie Power, a nurse looking after pregnant women with flu, works heroically to save the lives of mothers and babies. Two newcomers arrive to help, an inexperienced but enthusiastic volunteer, Bridie, and Dr Katherine Lynn whose involvement with Sinn Fein made her a target for the police. The three women change each other’s lives in unexpected ways as they work together to provide care to those who need it most.