April Book club

Karen Swan’sThree Summers… the first, the summer of innocence, the second the year everything changed, and the last the summer the two Italian lovers meet again.Penguin Outback Western Australia. A remote sheep station. An accident that shatters lives.

ML Stedman’sA Far-flung Lifeis a tale of family and belonging, of compassion and hope, a story about people trying to do their best, and the enduring power of love.Doubleday A grandmother and her granddaughter’s luxury holiday in Venice. Falling in love. Jill Mansell’sJust One Look At Youis a roller coaster of emotion.Review A child who goes missing.

A heartbroken mother. And a housewarming party where everyone appears to be hiding something. S E Lynes’The Housewarmingis brilliant … magnificent twists!Bookouture Loved Ashley Eston’s First Lie Wins … andAnatomy Of An Alibiis another terrific twisty thriller.

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A husband with a secret. A doubting wife. And a plan to catch him out.

But a murder throws everything into turmoil.Headline It Should Have Been Youby Andrea Mara … a text full of neighbourhood gossip. Death threats. And murder.

Thrilling.Penguin A father still searching for his missing daughter after 20 years. A new lead. And a race against his progressing dementia.Darling Mineby Romy Hausmann … suspenseful and terrifying.

A dead husband. A missing wife. Police think she’s a grieving widow wanting space.

Her family know she’d never disappear without telling them. Susan Lewis’Never Look Back… will they find the missing woman in time?HarperCollins Publishers A recovering addict with a loving partner. A line crossed when he visits a gay bathhouse.

And then when things go wrong … lies. P J Vernon’sBath Haus… sensual and suspenseful.Point Blank Terrifying … when AI – in this case Lliam – gets out of hand. Secrets shared, planes grounded, a world gone mad.

Paul Bradley Carr’sThe Confessions.Faber The world’s first experiment merging the mind of an Alzheimer’s patient with a healthy relative, and their consciousness blended as one. Love, family and sacrifice alongside unsettling examinations of technology and humanity. Grace Walker’s debut novelThe Mergechills!Magpie Books

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