Books of the Month: May 2023

OUR RECOMMENDED READS FOR THIS MONTH

MAY 2023

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The Fall by Gilly Macmillan. Nicole and Tom's lives are changed overnight by a ten-million-pound lottery win. Before they know it they've moved into a state-of-the-art Glass Barn conversion in Gloucestershire. But their dream quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool, with a nasty wound on the back of his head. Someone close to home must be responsible. But other than the young couple who live in the Manor, and their housekeeper in the Coach House next door, there's no one around for miles. Who among them is capable of murder? Published 25th May 2023; RRP £16.99 Pre-Order Here

Call Time by Steve Jones. Bob Bloomfield’s life changed when his little brother Tom was tragically killed in childhood. Now a ruthless corporate partner with a ‘materially rich, spiritually empty’ existence, Bob has done enough living for two. But then the impossible happens. An old mobile phone allows Bob to connect to the past … and speak with his twelve year old self. And his calls back through time are creating real changes in the present. Which leaves Bob with two questions: is this a chance to prevent his brothers death? And will he like the world he’s created if he succeeds?  Published 11th May 2023; RRP £16.99 Pre-Order Here

The Girl with the Red Hair by Buzzy Jackson. A debut charting the life and heroism of Hannie Schaft  a young-woman who has had her future and country stolen by the war in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. The real-life story of makes for unforgettable fiction. Hannie is the 24 year old girl with the red hair, unable to stand by any longer she joins the Dutch Resistance and is soon drawn into a web of assassinations, plots and disguises.  Notorious for successfully assassinating Nazis, Hannie becomes a threat and then a target as Hitler personally orders her capture. Published 11th May 2023; £18.99 Pre-Order Here

British Woodland: Discover the Secret World of Trees by Ray Mears. The true master of the outdoors Ray Mears takes us on a walk through the British woodland.  He shows how the shape of our woodlands is critical, and how we need to ensure our interactions have a positive impact. We learn that sycamore and clematis are among the best woods for burning, pine and oak help us navigate, and hawthorn and beech have edible leaves. Rope can be made from willow, utensils and tools from hazel, and historically, weapons were made from yew and wych elm. Published 4th May 2023; £22 Pre-Order Here

The Scarlet Papers by Matthew Richardson. For a thrilling holiday book with spies and agents galore. Vienna 1946 a German scientist is snatched from the ruins of Nazi Europe; Moscow 1964 a US diplomat is caught in a clandestine love affair as the Cold War rages; Riga 1992 a Russian archivist is selling secrets that will change the twentieth century forever; London present day, a British academic is on the run. All their stories and lives are bound together in a single manuscript. Full of twists, turns espionage and double agents, this is a spy thriller’s dream. Published 25th May 2023; £14.99 Pre-Order Here

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