Book Review A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting – Debut novel brings a touch of class back to the Regency romance Sophie Irwin’s new book hits the sweet spot where modern sense meets historic sensibility
Book review: Nina Stibbe on sparkling form with One Day I Shall Astonish the WorldNina Stibbe’s latest and fourth novel may not feature her much loved character Lizzie Vogel, but the story is nevertheless as funny and moving as her previous outings
Book review: Keyes returns to scene of old glories in fine style in Again, RachelThe bestselling author has given one of her former characters a stylish reboot after 25 years
Heiresses: Material girls in a world where money has no meaningLaura Thompson’s account of the eventful, often tragic lives of notable heiresses is a fascinating and uproarious read
Aisling and the City: Loveable comic creation takes her sensible shoes to the Big AppleThe fourth instalment of the Aisling series is every bit as amusing and appealing as its previous incarnations
Miss Dior: Hidden history of a fashion icon’s war heroine siblingUnlike her immeasurably more famous brother Christian, French resistance fighter Catherine Dior is an elusive and enigmatic figure. A new biography aims to shine a light on her life
How to Kill Your Family: Deliciously dark debut keeps murder and revenge in the familyWith more than a nod to the classic film Kind Hearts and Coronets, Bella Mackie has produced an anti-hero who is quite willing to murder anyone – as long as they’re family – who gets in her way
Malibu Rising: Life in a Californian paradise comes with a tinge of melancholiaTaylor Jenkins Reid’s eagerly awaited follow-up to her 2019 breakthrough Daisy Jones and the Six does not disappoint
The Barbizon: The Manhattan hotel that allowed women to follow their dreamsWith former residents that included Sylvia Plath and Liza Minelli, the women-only Barbizon Hotel in New York was a haven for those young women whose families may not otherwise have allowed them to pursue their careers
Hamnet: A vivid imagining of Shakespeare’s lost son Maggie O’Farrell recreates the short life of the young Hamnet, whose name became interchangeable with the fictional character whose life is torn apart by death
The Mirror and the Light: a third magnificent foray into Cromwell’s heart of darkness Hilary Mantel masterfully builds tension in the conclusion of her acclaimed historical trilogy
The Foundling: a gripping story of a mother’s battle to reclaim her daughterSet in 18th-century London, the new novel from Stacey Halls explores questions of power dynamics, class, motherhood and trauma
Book review: Agent Running in the Field by John Le CarréAnother triumph from the spy novel’s great master
Book review: Overcoming: A memoir by Vicky PhelanA youth marked by courage, and an adulthood of advocacy
The next chapter in the Aisling storyThe creators of the Aisling books may be frustrated by the snobbery that surrounds popular fiction but, as they prepare for the release of their third novel in the hit series, they have plenty to laugh about
Sinister and state-of-the-art twist on a truly timeless storyRuth Ware’s utterly compelling new novel is a fine modern addition to a tradition that includes everything from The Mysteries of Udolpho to Jane Eyre and Henry James’s 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, from which her book draws its title