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The Sun in Her Eyes, by Paige Toon

The Sun in Her Eyes is a book for lazy summer days in the sun when some light-hearted Chicklit is called for. The author, Paige Toon, is a skilled writer that tells a beautiful story with lots of...

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Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett

I found this novel excellent. It worked so well on lots of levels. Very simply, it is the story of an extended family over time. It begins at the christening party for Franny Keating, where the...

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All I Ever Wanted, by Lucy Dillon

Lucy Dillon’s uplifting and satisfying new comfort read, about family and love, offers a satisfying literary escape that will tug at your heartstrings. Chock-full of thought-provoking themes that...

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How Not to Fall in Love, Actually, by Catherine Bennetto

How Not to Fall in Love, Actually is one of my favourite types of novels. That is, it’s the type that sets the bar really high so that any books of the genre I read after it have to work really hard to...

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My Not So Perfect Life, by Sophie Kinsella

In her new standalone, satirical novel, bestselling author Sophie Kinsella offers some sharp observations of these days when social media is king and what you see is very seldom what you get....

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This Is How It Always Is, by Laurie Frankel

Rosie and Penn have always wanted a daughter. Four sons later, they decide to try one last time — and their beautiful little boy Claude is born. Life continues on until the day that Claude says that,...

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The Roanoke Girls, by Amy Engel

Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin, Allegra, at the Roanoke family’s rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer,...

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The Best Mum in the World by Pat Chapman, illustrated by Cat Chapman

This delightful picture book asks the question, ‘What makes mums so special?’ And it turns out that there are many, everyday things that make mothers special, and I’m sure families will respond well to...

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The Forever House by Veronica Henry

For me, one of the best parts of summer is the opportunity it brings to wile away afternoons on the lawn with a book. Veronica Henry’s The Forever House is the perfect book for just such a day. Fans...

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