On a perfect August morning, Elle Bishop heads out for a swim in the pond below ‘The Paper Palace’– her family’s holiday home in Cape Cod. As she dives beneath the water she relives the passionate encounter she had the night before, against the side of the house that knows all her darkest secrets, while her husband and mother chatted to their guests inside… The Richard and Judy Book Club has firmly established itself as the home for all book lovers. The club brings you the hottest new reads throughout the year, with each title going through a rigorous selection process to ensure only the very best titles make the list. Each book in the club has been personally selected and reviewed by Richard and Judy themselves, who reveal exactly why the title was chosen and explore why they think you’ll love it as much as they do. To find out who the traitor is, Emma goes deep undercover on a superyacht owned by one of the oligarchs. And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations.

I smoked 60 cigarettes a day through my 20s. For decades I failed to quit. That changed when Judy [Finnigan] and I interviewed Nigella Lawson’s late husband John Diamond, who was charting his slow death from smoking-induced throat and oral cancer. Afterwards, I flushed my B&Hs down the toilet and haven’t touched one since. All titles are available to reserve from Wokingham Libraries, and most are also available as ebooks. Scratch the surface and this seemingly happy family has much to hide . . . A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins Here are all six books chosen for the Richard and Judy Book Club List May 2022. Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena Whether you’re writing your own novel and would like some tips or are dead keen to hear about the inspiration behind How to Get a (Love) Life, Rosie Blake will be here to answer YOUR questions all day (and night) on Thursday 10 April.

His daily commute on the 6:20 a.m. train into New York’s financial district, to his new job as an analyst at the powerhouse investment bank Cowl and Comely, takes him into a world where greed, power, jealousy and ambition result in the financial abuse of the masses and the enrichment of an elite few. Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years. Since childhood they have seen each other through life’s milestones: stealing vodka from their parents, the Madonna phase, REM concerts, unexpected wakes, marriages, infertility, children. Dementia frightens me in ways death doesn’t. These days forgetting things comes with a pang of panic. So far, I seem to have avoided it, but the worry won’t go away.

The books featured on the 2022 list were a great mix of authors and genres. I’m always excited to discover new books that I might not otherwise have been aware of.Everyone wanted her life. But who took it? It was Hannah who found April’s body ten years ago. It was Hannah who didn’t question what she saw that day. Did her testimony put an innocent man in prison? She needs to know the truth. Even if it means questioning her own friends. Even if it means putting her own life at risk. Because if the killer wasn’t a stranger, it’s someone she knows. Because his lies run deeper than Olivia could ever have imagined –and this time it’s not her freedom that’s in jeopardy, but her life… With a Mind to Kill by Anthony Horowitz Here’s the complete Richard and Judy Book Club Summer 2021 List (July). The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrove It is M’s funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who pulled the trigger and who is now in custody, accused of M’s murder – James Bond. For a long time I spoke with two accents: a proper Essex-cum-East End twang at school and the office, and the Queen’s English at home. I was bilingual, in a way.

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of The Richard and Judy Book Club with WHSmith, the pair behind a decade of outstanding recommendations have selected some of their favourite, stand-out titles from the past decade. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including: A successful London barrister, Catherine Christophe, goes missing the day before her wedding anniversary. The clue to her disappearance, it seems, lies buried thirty years in the past. As their paths entwine, loyalties are blurred and dangerous secrets forged. But on an island under occupation, courage can have deadly consequences… A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe However, when they return to England things become more complicated as they become tangled in the lies they’ve been telling. But who are they lying to? The police, their friends or to each other? If you can’t trust family, who can you trust?Lily Appleby will do anything to protect the people she loves. She’s made ruthless choices to make sure their secrets stay buried, and she’s not going to stop now.

She’s quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It’s not that she hasn’t triedto grow up, it’s just that so far, the only commitment she’s held down is Friday drinks at the village pub. And whilst Judy is enjoying being a lady of leisure and writing, Richard has been busy fronting The One Show, Sir Terry Wogan's Radio 2 show and The Wright Stuff! Does Amber really have Rachel’s best interests at heart or is there something darker going on? Only one thing is clear: Rachel is being lied to. Never quite knowing who to believe, her search for the truth will reveal her picture-perfect family as anything but flawless. Richard and Judy Book Club 2022 Book List (July 2022)But what if your little angel is a monster? And what if no one sees it but you? The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman The Richard and Judy Book Club was founded in 2004 by television presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The inspiration behind creating the book club was their desire to extend their passion for literature and engage with their audience on a deeper level by recommending and discussing captivating reads. What is the purpose of the Richard and Judy Book Club? Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide. Brought together for Lissa’s memorial, Georgie, Bron, Lissa’s grieving husband and their friends find themselves questioning the circumstances around Lissa’s death – and each other. As the weather turns ominous, trapping the guests on the island, it slowly dawns on them that Lissa’s death was only the beginning. Nobody knows who they can trust. Or if they’ll make it off the island alive… Richard and Judy Book Club 2022 Book List (Autumn 2022) Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay