If you're heading off on holiday soon and don't want to lug a suitcase full of books with you, these brilliant ebooks deserve a download - and they are all on sale today.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Feeling low in the aftermath of her divorce, Phoebe checks into a hotel with the aim of ending her life. But, unbeknown to her, a wedding party has taken over the hotel and an encounter with the bride changes everything for both women. A novel that’s by turn sad, wise and mordantly funny – I loved it.
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
Whether someone other than Shakespeare penned his plays isn’t a new idea, but Picoult makes a strong argument for them being the work of poet Emilia Bassano in this electrifying, richly detailed novel. In present-day Manhattan, a young female playwright, Melina Green, goes along with a lie in order to see her work performed.
It's Always The Husband by CL Taylor
The very definition of a page-turner, this twisty thriller will keep you enterained through any long journeys you might be heading off on. When newly divorced Jude arrives in the small town of Lowbridge, she is soon drawn to widower Will, the father of her young daughter's best friend. Then rumours start to circulate about the tragic death of his first wife and the mysterious disappearance of his last girlfriend...
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
This otherworldly short novel set aboard a spacecraft deserves all the accolades it received including being named Booker Prize winner. The latest offering from an author I’ve long loved, it’s gorgeously written and offers a intriguing perspective on the human race’s treatment of our planet.
The Ministry Of Time by Kaliane Bradley
I absolutely adored this time-travelling love story – it’s the perfect mix of witty, sexy and moving. In the near future, a Victorian explorer expatriated from the past is assigned to a young female civil servant to help him assimilate. When their relationship develops into romance, they’re forced to face the sinister reality of the project that brought them together.
Babel by RF Kuang
A young orphan from China is brought to Oxford University in the 1820s to join the Royal Institute of Translation. There, he becomes caught up in a secretive society and must decide where his loyalties lie. Think Harry Potter for grown-ups (not that grown-ups can’t read HP!).
