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Our Polly

By Anna Jacobs

A Company of Swans

By Ibbotson, Eva, Nadin, Joanna

Norwegian Wood

By Murakami, Haruki

The Bright Star

By Wendy Lawrance

The Planter's Wife

By Ann Bennett

The Homecoming (Echoes of Empire: A collection of standalone novels set in the Far East during WWII)

By Bennett, Ann

The Lie: The enthralling Richard and Judy Book Club favourite

By Dunmore, Helen

Peaches for Monsieur Le Cure: Chocolat 3

By Harris, JoAnne

To Be the Best (Emma Harte Series)

By Bradford, Barbara Taylor

Far From Home

By Anne Bennett

Return to the Italian Quarter

By De Rosa, Domenica

Emma’s Secret: A Woman of Substance: The Missing Years

By Bradford, Barbara Taylor

All the Days of Our Lives (Hopscotch Summer)

By Annie Murray

The Ties that Bind: A friendship that can survive war, tragedy and loss

By Lyn Andrews

Our Eva

By Anna Jacobs

Another Man’s Child

By Bennett, Anne

Girl At The Lion d'Or

By Faulks, Sebastian, Sebastian Faulks

Welcome Home

By Margaret Dickinson

The Mermaid of Black Conch: The spellbinding winner of the Costa Book of the Year as read on BBC Radio 4

By Monique Roffey

A Nurse's Courage: a gripping story of love and duty set during the First World War

By Maggie Holt

The Girls From Mersey View: A nostalgic saga of love, hard times and friendship in 1930s Liverpool

By Lyn Andrews

The Best of Daughters

By Dilly Court

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: the heartbreaking and unforgettable international bestseller

By Morris, Heather

The Helsingor Sewing Club

By Ella Gyland

The Shadow Sister (The Seven Sisters)

By Riley, Lucinda

The Pearl Sister (The Seven Sisters)

By Riley, Lucinda

Heartbreak in the Valleys

By Francesca Capaldi

The House on Bellevue Gardens

By Rachel Hore

Hope in the Valleys

By Francesca Capaldi

The Photographer of the Lost: A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

By Scott, Caroline