The Cows [Don’t Follow The Herd] by Dawn O’Porter

A book for our times, where the traditional roles and perceptions of women are discussed through the lives of Tara, Cam and Stella

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The fictionalised true story of Lale Sokolov, the tattooist of Auschwitz – a tale of human survival and the will to endure, as well as love

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk

A coming-of-age book about a boy with extraordinary abilities who embarks on a quest to find his father when he disappears

I Lick My Cheese and Other Notes from the Frontline of Flat-Sharing by Oonagh O’Hagan

A strange little book, crammed with notes written by flatmates with witty and irreverent discussion of and conjecture about, their contents

The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell

A wake-up call, raising awareness of the truly wonderful creatures which inhabit our wonderful world and how unlikely they are to thrive

A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

A nice story, nothing too demanding about a woman escaping a controlling mother to live a life of her own independently