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April

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter. 4.5*

The first part of this book is set in London in 1899. Jack Walser is a journalist interviewing an aerialist, Sophie, in Captain Kearney’s Circus world tour. Walser joins the circus as a clown in order to follow Sophie. In Petersburg the circus opens in triumph, but a current of discord is gradually exposed.May

The Mayor Of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy 4.4*Michael Henchard is travelling with his wife, Susan, looking for employment when they stop to eat. Henchard gets drunk and in an auction, as a joke, he sells his wife and baby daughter to a sailor for 5 guineas. The plot continues from this point with complications and intrigue on the way.June

The Queen of Wishful Thinking by Milly Johnson 2.25*When Lewis Harley has a health scare in his early 40’s, he takes it as a wake-up call. So he and his wife leave behind a life in the fast lane and open the antique shop of their dreams.

July

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon 3.53*This book is part whodunit, part coming of age. It is a gripping debut about secrets behind every door.August

I Let you Go by Claire MacIntoshAt the scene of a tragic accident life changes immediately for everyone involved. Finding it impossible to stay in Bristol, Jenna Gray moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast.September

Room at the Top by John Braine(also a 1959 adult film/drama)An ambitious, poor, young man gets a job in a mill town in northern England. He woos the daughter of the richest man in town, but he also falls in love with a married woman with whom he has an intense affair. Events take control of his life.

October

Good as Gone by Amy Gentry

Eight years ago, a 13 year old Julie Whitaker was kidnapped from her bedroom in the middle of the night. In the years since the family have papered over the cracks of their grief, whilst still hoping Julie is alive.

November

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

The struggle of a 19th century abolitionist and women’s rights pioneer, Sarah Grimke, is at the heart of this historical novel set in the American deep south.

December

Agnes Grey by Ann Bronte

The debut novel of Anne Bronte, first published in 1847.The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry.