Sally Rooney, Tatiana de Rosnay, J.K. Rowling and Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Normal People - Sally Rooney
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in rural Ireland. The similarities end there; they are from very different worlds. When they both earn places at Trinity College in Dublin, a connection that has grown between them lasts long into the following years.
This is an exquisite love story about how a person can change another person's life - a simple yet profound realisation that unfolds beautifully over the course of the novel.
Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay
Sarah's Key is the poignant story of two families, forever linked and haunted by one of the darkest days in France's past.
In this emotionally intense, page-turning novel, Tatiana de Rosnay reveals the guilt brought on by long-buried secrets and the damage that the truth can inflict when they finally come unravelled.
The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling
When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early 40s, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. The empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has ever seen.
Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print.
A man brings his 10-year-old son to the library and allows him to choose one book to keep. But as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find.