Current Reads

Richard and Judy present a new selection of books to see you through the summer months.

When God Was A Rabbit

Sarah Winman

Young Elly's world is shaped by those who inhabit it: her loving but maddeningly distractible parents; a best friend who smells of chips… Read more
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The Confession of Katherine Howard

Suzannah Dunn

When twelve-year-old Katherine Howard comes to live in the Duchess of Norfolk's household, poor relation Cat Tilney is deeply suspicious… Read more
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The Death Instinct

Jed Rubenfeld

September 16, 1920. Under a clear blue September sky, a quarter ton of explosives is detonated in a deadly attack on Wall Street. Fear… Read more
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The Novel in the Viola

Natasha Solomons

Elise Landau, the youngest daughter of a wealthy Jewish family, flees Nazi-occupied Austria to work as a housemaid at Tyneford House on… Read more
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The Poison Tree

Erin Kelly

In the summer of 1997, shy, sheltered Karen is befriended by glamorous, passionate Biba. She and her shy, enigmatic brother Rex live in… Read more
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The Return of Captain John Emmett

Elizabeth Speller

1920. The Great War has been over for two years, and it has left a very different world from the Edwardian certainties of 1914.… Read more
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Every Last One

Anna Quindlen

The Lathams seem to have it all: health, wealth and a vibrant family life. As Mary Beth Latham contemplates a life built around home,… Read more
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The Summer of the Bear

Bella Pollen

In the summer of 1979, a tamed grizzly bear is tempted by the lure of freedom and the wild open sea . . . Meanwhile, the sudden death… Read more
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