UNFLINCHING AND HONEST
Breakdown by Cathy Sweeney (£18.99, HB, Orion)
How often have you thought about getting in a car, driving off, and not returning home? To forget the demands placed on you and make some unconventional choices. An ordinary, middle-class woman does just that, finding herself in a cottage in Wales facing up to what she has ignored for so long. Observant, humorous and truthful, it’s not always an easy read, but it is a masterful one that will stay with you.
FORGOTTEN HISTORY
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan (£16.99, HB, Hodder & Stoughton)
A new voice in historical fiction, Chan has crafted a moving, unflinching portrayal of a family ravaged by war. Set in Malaya
