Second Time AroundWhen Mathilda Rainbird bequeaths her beautiful house in a Devonshire cove to three unknown relatives, she brings together a group of people who all secretly yearn for a sense of belonging. Tessa, a delightful twenty two year old, still misses her dead parents and brother but has learned that it is better to be alone than to be with the wrong people. Will, a retired widow, is by nature a positive man. Enchanted by Mathilda's house and drawn to Isobel,

The Landowner

The Toilet Seat takes a deep dive into how sex is perceived and portrayed

Based on hundreds of interviews that the author conducted with prime ministers

an architect

Mitch Albom begins his long-awaited return to non-fiction

it’s hate at first sight

memory and problem-solving skills to the test

one of the most prominent names in Urdu literature

Pure coincidence

It is 1941 and Connie and Lottie Brinsley are training to be nurses at Liverpool's Walton Hospital

late-night talks and unspoken promises

I empathised with the main character almost immediately but there were so many times when I wondered if my sympathies were with the right person