A Man Called Ove was a New York Times bestseller with over 3 million copies sold. It has also been made into a major motion picture titled A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks. I believe there’s also a 2015 Swedish film also based on the book.
A Terrible Kindness is the debut novel by Jo Browning Wroe, published in 2022.
After realising the book was about the tragic events in Aberfan, I immediately wanted to read it. Aberfan is a small former coal-mining village in Wales where, on 21st October 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed into homes and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
The Recovery of Rose Gold first caught my attention when it was featured in Richard and Judy’s Spring 2021 list and became a Sunday Times bestseller. It was the debut novel by Stephanie Wrobel and was published in 2020.
Midnight In Everwood was the debut novel by M.A Kuzniar, published in 2021.
The story is a fantastical retelling of the classic tale The Nutcracker. I’m a lover of all things festive so I was excited to read this one.
The Sight of You by Holly Miller was published in 2020 and was a Richard and Judy book club pick.
The Sight of You was Holly Miller’s debut novel and was billed as a love story like no other. I love an unforgettable romance so I was keen to see if it lived up to the hype.
Black Rabbit Hall is the a novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Eve Chase.
I read and loved Eve Chase’s novel The Glass House and how it combined mystery with family drama. It was a Richard and Judy book club pick and I loved how atmospheric and gripping it was.
I knew I wanted to read more books by Eve Chase and so I started with her debut novel, Black Rabbit Hall.
The Doll Factory is the debut novel by bestselling author Elizabeth Macneal, published in 2020.
The Doll Factory was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick and went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller.
I was so excited to read this one! Described by Janet Evanovich as “the perfect summer thriller”, T.J. Newman’s debut novel has caught the attention of many and the reviews are glowing.
Falling by T.J. Newman was published in 2021 and I couldn’t wait to see for myself whether it could live up to all the hype.
The Lido by Libby Page was published in 2018 and as it had been described as “joyful”, “tender” and “full of heart” – exactly the kind of book I wanted to read.
The Clockmaker’s Wife is Daisy Wood’s debut adult fiction novel, published in 2021.
I’ve read a lot of WW2 fiction recently, but most of them have been based overseas. I’ve recently read Daughters Of The Resistance which was based in Ukraine and The Yellow Bird Sings which was based in Poland. The Berlin Zookeeper was, unsurprisingly, based in Berlin whereas The Book Of Lost Names was based in Paris.