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The Wrong Sister #OnTheSofa With Victoria Victoria investigates how to craft the perfect puzzle with fellow authors, Claire Douglas The Wrong Sister and Claire McGowan Truth, Truth, LieRecommendations and mentions: Wilkie Collins, Agatha Christie, John Creasey, Save The Cat Jessica Brody, Barbara Vine, Sabine Durrant.The Secret History Donna Tartt, The Time Traveller's Wife Audrey Niffenegger. VICTORIA SELMANSundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARSAmazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeSWebsite for news and giveaways: http://www.victoriaselmanauthor.comTwitter: @VictoriaSelmanWe love to hear from our listeners! Find me on Twitter @VictoriaSelman and join in the chat using #OnTheSofaWithVictoriaProduced by Junkyard DogCrime TimeCrime Time FM is the official podcast ofGwyl Crime Cymru Festival 2023CrimeFest 2023CWA Daggers 2023& Newcastle Noir 20232024 Slaughterfest, National Crime Reading Month, CWA Daggers

In SUN DAMAGE, Sabine Durrant has given us a tale of intrigue and deception. Nine guests and a cook arrive separately to a luxurious villa in the south of France. Each one comes with secrets. One even arrives under an assumed identity. Will the heat of the summer be too much? Will the secrets be revealed? This page-turner will keep you hooked from beginning to end.

In SUN DAMAGE, Sabine Durrant has given us a tale of intrigue and deception. Nine guests and a cook arrive separately to a luxurious villa in the south of France. Each one comes with secrets. One even arrives under an assumed identity. Will the heat of the summer be too much? Will the secrets be revealed? This page-turner will keep you hooked from beginning to end.

WWAR August 2023Show NotesIn our first episode together since vacation, we have 4 books that involve heat.Misty reviewed When She Gets Hot by Miriam Allenson. Tootsie Goldberg was never one to rockthe boat. Witnessing tragedy after a seemingly harmless protest taught the Jersey native tokeep her mouth shut, even when she's fuming. But when her elderly coworkers lose their radiostation jobs due to a shady business deal, this feisty fifty-year-old decides it's never too late touse her smart mouth for something other than talking in circles.Standing up for her friends lights a fire in her to confront injustice, starting with the questionablenew owners of the station. But being a sassy sleuth sometimes means tweaking the rules. Andas her fight for the little guy garners the delicious attention of a stoic and sexy cop, can Tootsietoe the line between what's right and what's legal?When She Gets Hot is the scorchingly witty first book in the Tootsie Goldberg amateur sleuthseBuy now to solve the mystery of what happens When She Gets Hot! fries. If you like strongJewish female leads, a dash of danger, and spicy heroines over fifty, then you'll love MiriamAllenson's later-in-life take on growing older and bolder.Tracey reviewed Hot Time by W. H. Flint. New York, August 1896. A “hot wave” has settled onthe city with no end in sight, leaving tempers short and the streets littered with dead horsesfelled by the heat. In this presidential election year, the gulf between rich and poor has politicalpassions flaring, while anti-immigrant sentiment has turned virulent. At Police Headquarters, thegruff, politically ambitious commissioner Theodore Roosevelt has been struggling to reform hisnotoriously corrupt department. Meanwhile, the yellow press is ready to pounce on thepeccadilloes of the Four Hundred, the city's social elite—the better to sell papers with luridstories and gossip or perhaps profit from a little blackmail on the side. When the body of TownTopics publisher William d'Alton Mann is found at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, any number ofhis ink-spattered victims may have a motive.Hot Time is an immensely entertaining, deeply researched, and richly textured historical novelset in a period that reflects our own, with cameos by figures ranging from financier J. P. Morganto muckraking journalist Jacob Riis. Our guides through New York's torrid, bustling streets areOtto “Rafe” Raphael from the Lower East Side, one of the first Jewish officers in the heavily Irishforce, who finds as many enemies within the department as outside it; Minnie Kelly, thedepartment's first female stenographer; Theodore Roosevelt himself; and the plucky orphanDutch, one of the city's thousands of newsboys, who may have seen too much. lder and bolder.Ann reviewed Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant. The heat is intense. The secrets are stifling.And there is no escape.In a tiny village in Provence, nine guests arrive at a luxury holiday home.The visitors know each other well, or at least they think they do.The only stranger among them is Lulu, the young woman catering their stay. But Lulu is notexactly the woman on the video the guests thought they'd hired. Turns out Lulu has plenty tohide—and nowhere to run as the heat rises.In this seemingly idyllic getaway, under the scorching sun, loyalties will be tested, secretsexposed, and tensions pushed to the brink . . .Dripping in intrigue, Sun Damage is a glamorous, witty, and totally riveting story chock full ofsecrets, lies and . . . more lies.Finally, Ann reviewed a second book called Death In the Sunshine by Stef Broadribb.After a long career as a police officer, Moira hopes a move to a luxury retirement community willmean she can finally leave the detective work to the youngsters and focus on a quieter life. Butit turns out The Homestead is far from paradise. When she discovers the body of a youngwoman floating in one of the pools, surrounded by thousands of dollar bills, her crime-fightinginstinct kicks back in and she joins up with fellow ex-cops—and new neighbours—Philip, Lizzieand Rick to investigate the murder.With the case officers dropping ball after ball, Moira and the gang take matters into their ownhands, turning into undercover homicide investigators. But the killer is desperate to destroy allthe evidence and Moira, Philip, Lizzie and Rick soon find themselves getting in the way—of themurderer and the police.Just when they think they can finally relax, they discover that someone has infiltrated their ‘safe'community. Can they hunt down the murderer and get back to retiring in peace? And after all theexcitement, will they want to?TRIVIA:Last week's question was:Which beloved author of children's literature also wrote songs that made the Top 100 Hits List?a. Raold Dahlb. Judy Blumec. Shel Silversteind. Dr, SeussThe answer is c. Shel Silverstein.This week's question is:Which author did not attend school full time until the age of 12?a. Margaret Atwoodb. Robin Cookc. Mary Robert Reinhartd. Charles ToddTune in next week for the answer.

WWAR August 2023Show NotesIn our first episode together since vacation, we have 4 books that involve heat.Misty reviewed When She Gets Hot by Miriam Allenson. Tootsie Goldberg was never one to rockthe boat. Witnessing tragedy after a seemingly harmless protest taught the Jersey native tokeep her mouth shut, even when she's fuming. But when her elderly coworkers lose their radiostation jobs due to a shady business deal, this feisty fifty-year-old decides it's never too late touse her smart mouth for something other than talking in circles.Standing up for her friends lights a fire in her to confront injustice, starting with the questionablenew owners of the station. But being a sassy sleuth sometimes means tweaking the rules. Andas her fight for the little guy garners the delicious attention of a stoic and sexy cop, can Tootsietoe the line between what's right and what's legal?When She Gets Hot is the scorchingly witty first book in the Tootsie Goldberg amateur sleuthseBuy now to solve the mystery of what happens When She Gets Hot! fries. If you like strongJewish female leads, a dash of danger, and spicy heroines over fifty, then you'll love MiriamAllenson's later-in-life take on growing older and bolder.Tracey reviewed Hot Time by W. H. Flint. New York, August 1896. A “hot wave” has settled onthe city with no end in sight, leaving tempers short and the streets littered with dead horsesfelled by the heat. In this presidential election year, the gulf between rich and poor has politicalpassions flaring, while anti-immigrant sentiment has turned virulent. At Police Headquarters, thegruff, politically ambitious commissioner Theodore Roosevelt has been struggling to reform hisnotoriously corrupt department. Meanwhile, the yellow press is ready to pounce on thepeccadilloes of the Four Hundred, the city's social elite—the better to sell papers with luridstories and gossip or perhaps profit from a little blackmail on the side. When the body of TownTopics publisher William d'Alton Mann is found at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, any number ofhis ink-spattered victims may have a motive.Hot Time is an immensely entertaining, deeply researched, and richly textured historical novelset in a period that reflects our own, with cameos by figures ranging from financier J. P. Morganto muckraking journalist Jacob Riis. Our guides through New York's torrid, bustling streets areOtto “Rafe” Raphael from the Lower East Side, one of the first Jewish officers in the heavily Irishforce, who finds as many enemies within the department as outside it; Minnie Kelly, thedepartment's first female stenographer; Theodore Roosevelt himself; and the plucky orphanDutch, one of the city's thousands of newsboys, who may have seen too much. lder and bolder.Ann reviewed Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant. The heat is intense. The secrets are stifling.And there is no escape.In a tiny village in Provence, nine guests arrive at a luxury holiday home.The visitors know each other well, or at least they think they do.The only stranger among them is Lulu, the young woman catering their stay. But Lulu is notexactly the woman on the video the guests thought they'd hired. Turns out Lulu has plenty tohide—and nowhere to run as the heat rises.In this seemingly idyllic getaway, under the scorching sun, loyalties will be tested, secretsexposed, and tensions pushed to the brink . . .Dripping in intrigue, Sun Damage is a glamorous, witty, and totally riveting story chock full ofsecrets, lies and . . . more lies.Finally, Ann reviewed a second book called Death In the Sunshine by Stef Broadribb.After a long career as a police officer, Moira hopes a move to a luxury retirement community willmean she can finally leave the detective work to the youngsters and focus on a quieter life. Butit turns out The Homestead is far from paradise. When she discovers the body of a youngwoman floating in one of the pools, surrounded by thousands of dollar bills, her crime-fightinginstinct kicks back in and she joins up with fellow ex-cops—and new neighbours—Philip, Lizzieand Rick to investigate the murder.With the case officers dropping ball after ball, Moira and the gang take matters into their ownhands, turning into undercover homicide investigators. But the killer is desperate to destroy allthe evidence and Moira, Philip, Lizzie and Rick soon find themselves getting in the way—of themurderer and the police.Just when they think they can finally relax, they discover that someone has infiltrated their ‘safe'community. Can they hunt down the murderer and get back to retiring in peace? And after all theexcitement, will they want to?TRIVIA:Last week's question was:Which beloved author of children's literature also wrote songs that made the Top 100 Hits List?a. Raold Dahlb. Judy Blumec. Shel Silversteind. Dr, SeussThe answer is c. Shel Silverstein.This week's question is:Which author did not attend school full time until the age of 12?a. Margaret Atwoodb. Robin Cookc. Mary Robert Reinhartd. Charles ToddTune in next week for the answer.

Summary: Bienvenue à Coeurs et Poignards, where today we'll be armchair traveling to France for the next episode in our Summer Jetset Series! Both Holly and Devin have spent quality time in the country already; Devin is francophone and has lived in both Paris and Bordeaux, and Holly visited the south of France on her honeymoon (on top of other visits!). They agree that French culture resonates with their lifestyles, values, and dreams - passion, great food, relaxed lifestyle, art and millions of dead bodies buried in the Catacombs.  Topics Discussed: The Dagger (5:21): Holly discussed Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker, the first book in a delightful, 21-book murder mystery series following Benoît "Bruno" Courrèges as he dines, delves, and detects in the fictional southwestern French town of Saint Dénis. Holly's key takeaways were: While Bruno is typically peaceful (never wears his gun, never arrests anyone, lives in a restored shepherd's cottage), a murder has disrupted the tranquility of St. Dénis; a North African man is found dead with a swastika carved into his chest. Walker then explores the role of police in small, tight-knit communities and corruption that extends into an international community.  While murder is a focal point of the book (obviously) so is the outstanding cuisine of France. Replete with descriptions of local dishes, ingredients, and cooking techniques, the novel becomes vivid by engaging all five senses and providing the reader an opportunity to explore the impact of gastronomy on the culture and local economy.  Ultimately this novel and the subsequent series explores the charm and idyllic nature of rural communities in southern France. The identity, sense of belonging, and prejudices of folks in the tiny town unveil to the reader the tensions we may all encounter; tradition vs. modernity, diversity vs. homogeneity, globalization vs. local culture.  The Heart (17:36): Devin discussed The Paris Connection by Lorraine Brown, a novel that follows protagonist Hannah as she is separated from her boyfriend, Simon, on an overnight train destined for Amsterdam but half of which splits off (with Hannah in the wrong section) to Paris. What follows is a day of hijinks, self-discovery, and the intrigue of new connections. Devin's key takeaways were: When Hannah finds herself in Paris with no luggage, phone charger, and very little money, she ends up relying on the generosity of a disgruntled (and attractive) parisian man named Léo. In spite of her hesitation and negative perception of Léo at the start, Hannah soon finds herself on the back of his moped experiencing Paris in a way she never has before. With a spice rating of “negative chili peppers,” this novel strikes Devin more as a self-discovery, almost coming-of-age story than a true romance. Brown created an amazing premise with one real challenge; the timeframe in which Hannah and Léo need to figure it out and fall in love. Almost too reliant on the “love at first sight” (in French, coup de foudre i.e. lightning strike) trope, the reader misses out on the joy of a slower, more organic evolution of chemistry between the main pairing. Ultimately, it is the vivid and detailed tour around the key neighborhoods of Paris that keep the reader beside Hannah through this novel; Brown animates the city in all its glory, giving proper attention to the architecture, character, cuisine, and atmosphere of the iconic City of Lights.  Hot On the Shelf (35:13): Holly: Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant Devin: The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas What's Making Our Hearts Race (38:03): Holly: Sex and the City Devin: Platonic on AppleTV    Instagram: @heartsanddaggerspod Website: www.heartsanddaggerspod.com   If you like what you hear, please tell your friends and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so that we can find our perfect audience.

Our Season Three Finale guest this week is Sabine Durrant, author of the psychological thriller “Sun Damage.” Sabine is a former assistant editor of The Guardian and a former literary editor at The Sunday Times, who currently writes for The Sunday Telegraph and contributes to The Guardian's family section. She is the author of several books, including six psychological thrillers. “Sun Damage,' her lastest book, tells the story of Ali and Sean, two con artists pulling cons in the South of France. But when one of these cons goes horribly wrong, Ali goes on the run, fleeing the toxic and domineering Sean, and assuming a false identity. From there, it gets even crazier. In our conversation, Sabine discusses what draws her to the psychological thriller genre, the art of the con, whether it's important to have likeable characters, and much more. Then, she treats us to a reading from “Sun Damage.”https://twitter.com/SabineDurranthttps://www.instagram.com/sabinedurrant/Join our Book Club: patreon.com/parisundergroundradioFind Us OnlineWebsite: https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/storytimeinparisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/parisundergroundradioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/parisundergroundradio/CreditsHost and Producer: Jennifer Geraghty. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: @jennyphoria; Website: http://jennyphoria.comMusic CreditsHip Hop Rap Instrumental (Crying Over You) by christophermorrow https://soundcloud.com/chris-morrow-3​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2AHA5G9​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/hiYs5z4xdBU​About UsSince well before Victor Hugo looked up at Notre Dame and thought, "Huh... what if a hunchback lived in there?" authors have been inspired by Paris. The Storytime in Paris podcast will help keep this tradition alive with short interviews and readings from your favorite contemporary authors with a French connection. Every episode will feature five questions, asked by you, our authors' biggest fans, and answered live on air. Then, our authors will treat us to a reading of an excerpt from their book. Who knows? Maybe you'll even be inspired to write your own Great French Novel. Happy listening! 

I interview Tom Hindle about his book “A Fatal Crossing” which has just been published in paperback. I get Sabine Durrant to answer 5 questions in 5 minutes about her latest book “Sun Damage” and I also review “Razorblade Tears” by S A Cosby, “Miracle Cure” by Harlan Coben & “Book Lovers” by Emily Henry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thriller author Sabine Durrant on her process, writing during lockdown, and why finding the right music is everything!

Thriller author Sabine Durrant on her process, writing during lockdown, and why finding the right music is everything!

The actor and the thriller writer chat about books with Harriett Gilbert.

In episode 4 of The Five Rules of Writing, Sabine Durrant, a masterful creator of unnerving domestic tension, sheds a little light on her techniques, including a superb method for surprising yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A packed episode! We have an unboxing of a "Book Box Club" Subscription box and an interview with three amazing authors: Gytha Lodge author of "Watching From The Dark", Nikki Smith author of "All In Her Head" and Lauren North author of "One Step Behind". Plus Philippa's book reviews of "Moonflower Murder" by Anthony Horowitz, "Before I Saw You" by Emily Houghton, "Take Me In" by Sabine Durrant, "Run, Rebel" by Manjeet Mann and "What Lies Beneath" by Adam Croft. 

Sabine Durrant is a former assistant editor of The Guardian and a former literary editor at The Sunday Times. She is currently a magazine profile writer for The Sunday Telegraph and a contributor to The Guardian’s family section. Her latest novel is the thriller Finders, Keepers. In our Q&A Sabine tells us about her favourite books and authors which include Georgette Heyer, Robert Harris and Jilly Cooper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hoarding, how to write endings, ice cream vans - and Matt's desire to kill See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sabine Durrant has just published a brand new psychological thriller, it's called 'Finders, Keepers' and it tells the story of Verity who becomes obsessed with her new neighbour. You can find out how the story was inspired by a mission Sabine and her kids undertook to rescue a lost rabbit.We talk about the convention of genre and how much Sabine plays with it, how much she needs to know before she starts a story, and how her routine has changed over time. As this show is a show about process, there's a lot about that, there's also a lot about the pre-process-process, and what Sabine needs to do before she even starts writing.Sabine is a journalist and the author of the best-selling 'Having It and Eating It' and the 'Connie Pickles' series of children's books.Her four psychological thrillers so far have been sold all around the world, made it to the 'Richard and Judy Book Club' and been translated into many languages. She has also written for the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph. If you'd like to buy a copy, please do it through this link - https://amzn.to/3eVvAcP - sorry I know it's evil Amazon, but we need money from Bezos.Also, please do support us at patreon.com/writersroutine.@writerspodwritersroutine.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A brilliantly creepy and utterly mesmerising novel about the neighbours from hell, from the author of the bestselling Lie With Me, read by Juliet Stevenson. One woman's secret is her neighbour's opportunity. Ailsa Tilson moves with her husband and children to Trinity Fields in search of the new. New project - a house to renovate. New people - no links to the past. New friends - especially her next-door neighbour, the lonely Verity, who needs her help. Verity has lived in Trinity Fields all her life. She's always resisted change. Her home and belongings are a shield, a defence to keep the outside world at bay. But something about the Tilsons piques her interest. Just as her ivy creeps through the shared garden fence, so Verity will work her way into the Tilson family. And once they realise how formidable she can be, it might well be too late. FINDERS, KEEPERS is out now in hardback, eBook and audiobook.

Thriller writers Erin Kelly and Sabine Durrant go head to head in the Book Off!Barbara Vine's "No Night Is Too Long" goes up against "Hanover Square" by Patrick Hamilton - but which will have the glory?As well as a fierce competition, the authors talk about taking time off social media and how some subjects are just too horrific to write about. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode we talk to June Sarpong about racism and diversity and positive psychologist Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, author of Happy Together, a book about how to have long-lasting relationships which she wrote with her husband James. Our book picks are Take Me In by Sabine Durrant and The Bootle Boy: An Untidy Life in News by Les Hinton. Our TV picks are Get Shorty on Sky Atlantic and Wanderlust on the BBC. To get in touch tweet us @itsagrownuplife or email us at itsagrownuplife08@gmail.com.

Recorded on August 29, 2018   2 Knit Lit Chicks Summer Swap! Important Dates  August 31st: Check-In #3  September 14th check in #4  September 28th: final check in  October 5th: Mail-By Date   Our Mother Bear KAL is ending on August 31, 2018.  Winners and prizes will be announced during Episode 167, which will not be airing until the end of September, 2018!  Thank you to our wonderful listeners and vendor friends for donating prizes for the KAL.   It's time to think about our 2 Knit Lit Chicks Annual 2018 Fall Sweater KAL!  Go here to find out all about it and to chat about your plans.   Barb will be in Paris September 11-19.  Tracie will be in the Munich area September 26-October 4.  If you are in either of those areas and want to meet up, PM us on Ravelry! The Tracie’s Cakeride by Undead Yarn giveaway thread has closed - we will pick a winner at the end of the episode! Recorded August 29, 2018 Book Talk starts at 30:50 There is still one spot available at the Studio 49 Retreat put on by the Motherlode Spinners and Weavers at Tuolomne Trails outside Groveland, CA.  The retreat is September 28-30, and you can find out all about it by clicking here. Emily of the video podcast Andersmill Knits is doing an Advent Calendar Swap!   CORRECTIONS CORNER:  Barb had 2 corrections from the last episode 1.  When talking about the Netflix series Life Below Zero, the Native- American (Agnes Hailstone) woman is a member of the Inupiaq tribe 2.  Regarding the Thank You Sarah pattern: Sarah Josepha Hale Wikipedia page, and the  book Barb talked about - Thank You Sarah: the Woman who Saved Thanksgiving KNITTING   Tracie has finished 1.  Mother Bears #149 & #150 2.  Never Not Gnoming Gnome #1 and Gnome #2 by Sarah Schira, using fingering weight scraps.   Barb has finished: 1.  Mother Bears #145, #146, and #147 2.  Vertical Drop Stitch Scarf by Churchmouse Yarns & Tea 3.  Bear And a Bunny Suit by Susan B. Anderson, using Plymouth Encore Worsted Solids In the Neon Green and Oatmeal color ways   Tracie continues to work on: 1.  Fiddly Bits#6 by Jane Pihota 2.  Bellora Tee by Samantha Kirby, using Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Thicket and Harbor colorways 3.  Welcome Blanket in 3 colors of Cascade Bentley - welcomeblanket.org 4.  or my swap partner: Glam Cowl by Jacqui Harding in Fiberspates Scrumptious Lacein the Jen S Green colorway 5.  test knit: One Perfect Skein by frediknits in Dragonfly Fibers Pixiein the Low Tide colorway   Tracie has cast on: 1.  Zephyr cardigan by Celia McAdam Cahill, using Cascade Hollywood In the Walnut colorway   Tracie has put in hibernation: zoe cardi by Cheri Christian in Tahki Cotton Classic in Spruce     Barb continues to work on: 1.  Archer by Elizabeth Doherty, using Forbidden Woolery Fortitude in the Pixie Hollow colorway, and The Farmer’s Daughter Squish Fingering in the Are You Sure Hank done it That Way? colorway.   2.  Thank You Sarah socksby Heidi Nick, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Showstealer( MCN) in the London Fog colorway. 3.  Secret project for swap partner  Barb has cast-on: 1.  F829 Girls' Poncho by Plymouth Yarns, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll In the Pixie Pop colorway. BOOKS   Tracie finished reading: 1.  The Twilight Wife by AJ Banner 2.  Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh 3.  Lie with Me by Sabine Durrant   Barb has finished: 1.  The Outsider by Stephen King   2.  A Case of Need by Michael Crichton (written as Jeffrey Hudson in 1968)  3.  438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea by Jonathan Franklin (Barb LOVED this book!) Tracie is reading: 1.  The Echo by Minette Walters 2.  Written in Blood by Diane Fanning   Tracie did-not-finish: The First fifteen Lives of Harry August by Clair North Barb is reading: 1.  Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery 2.  The Night Shift: Real Life in the Heart of the ER by Brian Goldman 3.  Written in Blood by Diane Fanning Thumbs Up: REGISTER TO VOTE (U.S. Citizens). Rock the Vote Website: Register to Vote, Find Election Info, and more!  

Welcome to Metro Book Chat! This week we interview two literary figures: Bridget Lawless, founder of The Staunch Book Prize, and Sabine Durrant, a brilliant thriller writer. Along with a lengthy chat about the role of female victim narratives in modern day thrillers, we have our usual ten second review section, where we give our verdicts on some great new releases. Books Mentioned: Take Me In by Sabine Durrant Based on a True Story Paperback by Delphine de Vigan Liar’s Candle by August Thomas The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy Sight by Jessie Greengrass There There by Tommy Orange Our Friends In Berlin by Anthony Quinn After The Party by Cressida Cowell Contributors: Ruth Gaukrodger Alex Holmes Bridget Lawless Sabine Durrant Kate Murray-Browne Follow us on Twitter.com/metrobookchat Facebook.com/metrobookchat Tinyurl.com/metroentale

Whitcoulls book manager Joan Mackenzie reviews:The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya, Penguin $38Take Me In by Sabine Durrant, Hachette $35