Again this month, most of the books I’ve chosen to read are from my ARC list. If I manage to read these books then I will then pick something off my GoodReads TBR list again.
Don’t forget to pop by again on the 6 June to see what Random book of the month I pull out of the Jar of books.
June’s Books
- The Cat & The City by Nick Bradley, Pages: 272, Publication Date: 4 June 2020
- No Regret by Tabitha Webb, Pages, 382, Publication Date: 25 June 2020
- The Tuscan Countess by Dinah Jefferies, Pages: 368, Publication Date: 23 July 2020
- The Wish List by Sophie Money-Coutts, Pages: 400, Publication Date: 6 August 2020
Synopsis: A stray cat dances through Tokyo, connecting a group of apparent strangers, in this inventive literary debut.
In Tokyo – one of the world’s largest megacities – a stray cat is wending her way through the back alleys. And, with each detour, she brushes up against the seemingly disparate lives of the city-dwellers, connecting them in unexpected ways. But the city is changing. As it does, it pushes her to the margins where she chances upon a series of apparent strangers – from a homeless man squatting in an abandoned hotel, to a shut-in hermit afraid to leave his house, to a convenience store worker searching for love. The cat orbits Tokyo’s denizens, drawing them ever closer.
In a series of spellbinding, interlocking narratives – with styles ranging from manga to footnotes – Nick Bradley has hewn a novel of interplay and estrangement; of survival and self-destruction; of the desire to belong and the need to escape.
Formally inventive and slyly political, The Cat and The City is a lithe thrill-ride through the less-glimpsed streets of Tokyo.
Synopsis: ‘A super-sexy romp’ The Sun ‘Sandalously good fun’ Hello!‘This is a must-read during the summer!’ Amanda Holden
For fans of Bridget Jones, Sex and the City and Dawn O’Porter!
Best friends Stella, Ana and Dixie have always lived life to the full. But now they’re approaching their forties, reality is starting to kill the mood…
Stella loves her children, but misses her glittering career. Plus she can’t even remember the last time she had sex.
Ana is trying for a baby with her partner Rex. So why can’t she stop thinking about the one that got away?
Dixie is the wildest of them all. A Tinder addict who’ll never settle down. But has she accidentally found Mr Right…?
It’s time for the friends to shake things up and start having some fun. Because you only regret the things you don’t do, right?
What readers are saying about No Regrets
‘I loved this book and highly recommend if you’re after a naughty, funny escape’ Netgalley reviewer
‘Fun and raunchy…made me laugh out loud’ Netgalley reviewer
‘I absolutely loved this little gem of a book…Unputdownable…Absolutely would gift it and recommended it to my gal-pals’ Netgalley reviewer
‘I devoured it in one sitting whilst sat in the sunshine’ Netgalley reviewer
Synopsis: A sweeping new novel from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife, available for pre-order now
In 1940s Tuscany, Contessa Sofia de’ Corsi’s peaceful home in a medieval villa among the olive groves has been upturned by the arrival of German soldiers. She is desperate to help her friends in the village fight back in any way she can, all while keeping her efforts secret from her husband Lorenzo, who fears for their safety. When Maxine, a no-nonsense Italian-American, arrives in Tuscany to help the resistance, the two women forge an uneasy alliance. Before long they find themselves entangled in a dangerous game with the Nazis, each trying to save the ones they love…
‘Dinah Jefferies has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time and place with lush descriptions, full of power and intensity’ Kate Furnivall
Synopsis: Be careful what you wish for…
Florence Fairfax isn’t lonely. She loves her job at the little bookshop in Chelsea and her cat, Marmalade, keeps her company at night. But everything changes when her stepsister, Mia, announces that she’s engaged to her boring golf-playing boyfriend. That’s when Florence meets Irish love coach, Gwendolyn.
…because you just might get it!
When Gwendolyn makes Florence write a wish list describing her perfect man, Florence refuses to take it seriously. Finding someone who likes cats, doesn’t wear pointy shoes and can overlook her ‘counting habit’? Impossible! Until, later that week, a handsome blond man asks for help in the bookshop…
But is Rory the one, or is he simply too good to be true? Florence is about to find out that her criteria for finding Mr Right aren’t as important as she thought – and that perhaps her perfect man has been right there all along…
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Praise for Sophia Money-Coutts:
‘So funny. And the sex is amazing!’ Jilly Cooper
‘Hilariously funny – I couldn’t put it down.’ Beth O’Leary
‘A laugh-a-minute page-turner, perfect for poolside reading!’ HELLO!
‘Howlingly funny’ Sunday Times
‘Wonderfully rude’ Red
‘Surprisingly saucy and distractingly funny’ Grazia
‘Fast and furious, funny and fresh’ Daily Mail
‘Fizzes with joy’ Metro
‘Hilarious and uplifting’ Woman & Home
‘A thoroughly modern love story’ Woman’s Weekly
‘Does it earn its place in your beach bag? Absolutely’ Evening Standard
Let me know if you’ve read or reviewed any of these book, and tell me what you think of them. Or just let me know what books are on your reading list for June.
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