April: Books of the month

21 Apr 2016

Settle on the couch or snuggled into bed and pick up a delightfully good book. Here are some top new releases for you to enjoy. 

Return to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez

Sequel to the bestseller, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, Rodriguez’s new novel centres on six women scattered throughout the world, yet forever bound by the little coffee shop in Afghanistan. Sunny, Yazmina, Layla, Kat and Zara are about to find out what happens when everything as you know it changes. 

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Slated for a Hollywood film release and a Sunday Times bestseller, this gripping new thriller explores murder, mystery and whether you can really believe everything you see. The story follows Maya, special ops pilot who is home from the war, as she deals with the murder of her husband. But when she sees him playing with their daughter on the nanny cam while she’s at work, two weeks after the murder, she doubts everything she knows. 

Out of Alice by Kerry McGinnis

Sarah Blake encounters a family in crisis and uncovers a tragedy of her own when she arrives in Central Australia to work as a governess. Flashbacks to her own dark and troubled childhood start to occur and the longer she lives out in the bush, the more frequent they become, until she’s forced to the deep red centre of Australia, Kings Canyon, to confront her secrets. 

Reader, I Married Him edited by Tracey Chevalier

This collection of short stories celebrates Charlotte Bronte. Featuring 21 stories, the title stems from the immortal words of Jane Eyre, now one of the most celebrated lines in fiction. The short stories deal with the fascinating themes of love, compromise and self-determination, bringing together some of the most creative voices in fiction today. 

The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale 

A Southern novel confirming that food, especially dessert, is a religion in the South, where you know everybody’s business and football is a lifestyle, not a pastime. It centres around family and friends and how in the South, you’ll do anything to protect those you love. You’ll laugh along with the characters as you empathise with the curveballs that life seems to throw, from devastating pain to absolute joy. And according to the book, you may even discover the secret to hummingbird cake.