Need a page turner for June? Here are 15

If you're looking for some Summer reading inspiration, we're here to help. Book's Editor Joanne Finney has picked 15 brilliant books you don't want to miss this month.

By Joanne FinneyPublished: 05 June 2015

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A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson

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The huge success of Life After Life cemented Kate Atkinson's reputation as one of our finest writers. So hurrah that her follow-up novel, A God in Ruins, returns to the world of its heroine Ursula Todd, who relives events over again. This time the spotlight is on her beloved younger brother Teddy. His life journey through the Second World War to the present day is mesmerising, moving and occasionally heart-breaking. Breathtakingly good.

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The Green Road by Anne Enright

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Man Booker winner Anne Enright returns with The Green Road, a memorable novel about family and legacy. When Rosaleen tells her four adult children she plans to sell the family home, they descend for one last Christmas.

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The Sudden Departure Of The Frasers by Louise Candlish

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We’re big fans of Louise Candlish’s smart and perceptive novels. In The Sudden Departure Of The Frasers, Christy bags a big house in a posh street for a bargain price. As she gets to know her neighbours, she uncovers a shocking secret about her home.

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At The Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen

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Sara Gruen's vivid storytelling propelled Like Water For Elephants (now a hit film starring Reese Witherspoon) to the number one spot in the bestseller lists. Just as colourful is At The Water’s Edge, about a disgraced couple who flee New York to make a new life for themselves in the Scottish Highlands.

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I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

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Former police officer Clare Mackintosh taps into her first-hand experience of the darker side of human nature in I Let You Go. This twisted tale about the aftermath of a hit-and-run is tense and fast-paced, with a heart-hammering shock of an ending.

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In My House by Alex Hourston

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In My House is an unsettling story about the friendship between a lonely older woman and an Albanian teenage girl she rescues from a trafficker at Gatwick airport. So accomplished, it’s hard to believe this is Alex Hourston’s first novel.

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The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens

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Canadian novelist Lori Lansens delivers a riveting tale of survival, friendship and family ties in The Mountain Story. Four strangers are stranded in the wilderness together for five days - but only three come back alive.

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The Improbability Of Love by Hannah Rothschild

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Set in the London art world, The Improbability Of Love by Hannah Rothschild is a witty romp that gently pokes fun at the pretentiousness of arty types.

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Do It Like A Woman by Caroline Criado-Perez

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Need inspiring? Do It Like A Woman brings together stories of kick-ass women from around the world who have shown great heroism and bravery. Written by Caroline Criado-Perez – the campaigner who was part of the group who fought for Jane Austen to appear on £10 notes – it’s rousing and immensely readable.

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Have You Been Good? by Vanessa Nicholson

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As the granddaughter of socialite and poet Vita Sackville-West, Vanessa Nicolson grew up in privilege. But, as she shows in her moving memoir, Have You Been Good?, money doesn’t protect from hardship. She weaves together her childhood memories of being left for long stretches by her parents, with her struggle to come to terms with the loss of her daughter Rosa, who died aged 19.

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We Are All Made Of Stars by Rowan Coleman

Fans of Jojo Moyes will love We Are All Made Of Stars by Rowan Coleman, about a nurse who helps the dying fulfil their final wishes.

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The Lady Of Misrule by Suzannah Dunn

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We can’t get enough of books about the Tudors. The Lady Of Misrule by Suzannah Dunn tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, through the eyes of her lady-in-waiting.

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Girl At War by Sara Novic

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The civil war in Yugoslavia is seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl in the powerful and atmospheric Girl At War by Sara Novic.

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The Cellar by Minette Walters

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Veteran crime writer Minette Walters is back with The Cellar, a topical chiller about a woman who exacts revenge on the family who kept her as a slave.

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The Followers by Rebecca Wait

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A mum and daughter try to leave a religious cult, with violent consequences, in The Followers by Rebecca Wait.

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