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Book Club: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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Book Club: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Our Book of the Month for April is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, described as 'a beautiful fable'.

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Book Club: Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

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Book Club: Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

Our Book of the Month for March is Grown Ups by Marian Keyes, 'charming, funny and poignant'.

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Book Club: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

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Book Club: The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

Our Book of the Month for February is The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty, a 'staggeringly brilliant' novel.

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Book Club: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Book Club: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Our Book of the Month for January is Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Swift, a 'glimpse into the inner workings of a rock n roll band'.

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Book Club: An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

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Book Club: An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Our Book of the Month for December is An Unwanted Guest, an 'unputdownable thriller' by Shari Lapena.

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Book Club: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

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Book Club: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Our book of the month for November is The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes, a 'beguiling tale of unlikely love'.

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Book Club: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

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Book Club: The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

Our book of the month for October is The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, a classic gothic ghost story.

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Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

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Book Club: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

Our Book of the Month for September is The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri, 'intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant.'

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Book Club: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

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Book Club: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Our book of the month for August is The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell... 'rich, dark and intricately twisted'

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Book Club: The Other Wife by Claire McGowan

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Book Club: The Other Wife by Claire McGowan

Our Book of the Month for July is The Other Wife by Claire McGowan. Secrets and lies bring three strangers together...

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Book Club: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Book Club: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Our book of the month for June is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Enter the world of the roaring 20s...

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Book Club: Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield

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Book Club: Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield

Our book of the month for May is Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield, which is 'Infused with the spirit of Jane Eyre, Rebecca and The Woman in White.'

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Looking for some lockdown reading?

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Looking for some lockdown reading?

If you're looking for some new choices for lockdown reading, Kay's put together a few of the best of the best from Henpicked's Book Club...

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Book Club: Wonder by R J Palacio

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Book Club: Wonder by R J Palacio

Our book of the month for April is Wonder by R J Palacio, which 'has the power to move hearts and change minds.'

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Book Club: Emma by Jane Austen

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Book Club: Emma by Jane Austen

To coincide with the film release, March's book of the month is a classic - Emma, by Jane Austen.

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