Ah! Summer! A shimmering heat haze on breezy fields, ice-cream melting under azure blue skies and … oh, no wait, that’s the newsletter for Tuscany … ah, yes here we are … England. “Continued disappointment and dampness”. Thank goodness for our
Summer Reads category, guaranteed to bring a little sunshine back into your lives! Whatever mood you’re in, if you’re off on holiday or looking for a great read to enjoy at home,
Lovereading has something for everyone this summer. Read on to find out more …
Our bookshelf this month is a bristling bag-full of bright-burning briquettes on the barbeque of literary dreams … Our fiction favourites this month are:
The Son-in-Law by
Charity Norman with a heart-wrenching ‘what would you do' plot. It’s as good as her previous
After the Fall. Also,
The Dead Girls Detective Agency by Suzy Cox - Hilarious, original and characterful ghost story aimed at a Young Adult audience, but way too good to miss whatever your age. Finally,
The Shadow Year, the eagerly awaited second novel from
Hannah Richell. Her debut
Secrets of the Tides was one of Lovereading’s most popular titles of 2012.
Vintage and Victorious - Non-Fiction Favourites
It’s a fact! – we
love a good bit of non-fiction and this month we’ve unearthed two incredible stories of the intelligence effort in World War II … both with a strong female perspective:
The Secret Listeners by Sinclair McKay - Real and remarkable, romantic and riveting first-hand account of unearthed secrets and clever code-breakingm and
The Girl From Station X by Elisa Segrave, an incredible (and reviewed by our Reader Review panel) diary-account of a woman’s life in extraordinary times.
Known for gritty, realistic, domestic crime-thrillers, July’s Guest Editor is Cath Staincliffe. Cath created the hit ITV series Blue Murder and her novels have been shortlisted for the coveted
CWA First Novel and Dagger awards.
Her latest, the thought-provoking book
Blink of an Eye is a stunning, compassionate, horrifying and gripping family drama about courage, compromise and lies. You’ll find it - and a selection of her titles - in our
special section as well as some of the authors that have influenced Cath on her own journey in literature.
So many prizes so little time. The first part of Conn Iggulden’s new historical epic
Wars of the Roses: Stormbird is not out until October but we have 2 tickets to an amazing outdoor performance of Henry VI on the battlegrounds of Tewskesbury on 4 August AND 100 exclusive samplers to give away.
Visit our special blog page to find out more.
Also, two competitions both to win signed copies.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple, the clever, witty and hugely satisfying family drama is now out in paperback and we have 10 signed hardback books to give away.
And
Supping with the Devil by Richard Elliot-Square is a self published debut full of blackmail, murder, glamour and greed – we have 5 signed copies up for grabs.
And, don't miss the chance to
win a night in a luxury hotel worth £399 or some Lovereading book vouchers in our Summer Reading Prize Draw!
We are always excited to bring you the latest talent. It’s great to think that your next favourite author could be just around the corner!
Here’s what’s hot at the debutante ball this month – each one is a potential winner so we urge you to check out an exclusive extract from them all to see for yourself. Three of our real favourites are
Indiscretion by Charles Dubow (The Great Gatsby meets The Secret History),
Kiss Me First by Lottie Moggach (fans of Gillian Flynn will love it) and
Calling Me Home (stunning and moving, for fans of
The Help) by Julie Kibler.
Summer Series of the Month – Bright Empires by Stephen Lawhead
Forget one book for the summer … How about three? Our Historical Fantasy Series of the Month is an exciting alternate reality, ‘Omniverse’, search for paradise, adventure which will have you hooked from the first chapter. There will be 5 in the series and the 3rd book
The Spirit Well is out now, so you can enjoy them back to back at the beach, on the bus or… at the boring neighbour’s barbeque!
First published in 2009
The Dying Light by Henry Porter is a gripping, alarming political thriller with its worryingly feasible storyline. Set shortly after the 2012 Olympics where civil liberties have been eroded and a surveillance state exists, where the British government colludes with big business to spy on its subjects. Just three years on from publication, Henry Porter’s ‘prophecies’ in
The Dying Light have now come to pass with terrifying accuracy.
Read more and be worried.
P.S. If you love crime writing don’t miss the chance to win tickets for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate - CLICK HERE - to find out more. Be quick as the prize draw closes 10 July!
Happy Reading and see below for our hand-picked recommendations based on the genres you have told us you would like to be kept up to date with.
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