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THIS WEEK’S HOT READ

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A LONG PETAL OF THE SEA by Isabel Allende (£14.99, Bloomsbury, HB) Gripping, moving, enriching, this is a novel for our times and confi rms Allende’s status as an evocative

storyteller. Starting at the end of the Spanish

Civil War in 1939 and ending in 1994, we follow the lives of Roser and Victor as they fl ee Franco’s dictatorship and board a ship commissioned by poet Pablo Neruda to Chile. A tribute to human courage.

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unning out of time American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (£14.99, Headline, HB) As Lydia and her eight-year-old son, Luca, are forced to fl ee their home in Mexico, they quickly become migrants on the run. As they ride north on a train to the US, and come into contact with the drug cartels, heart-stopping moments abound, but how far will Lydia go to protect her son?

Challenging perceptions Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers (£8.99, Tinder Press, PB) his contemporary read sees aspiring comedy writer June Bloom invited to spend the Memorial Day Weekend at the mansion of her womanising ex-boss, Hugo Best. Her time writing for his late-night show over, she accepts, and a learning curve begins for them both.

orever tied Isabelle in the Afternoon by Douglas Kennedy (£8.99, Hutchinson, PB) n this literary tale spanning decades, young American student Sam embarks on an intoxicating aff air with an older, married Parisienne, Isabelle. She calls the shots and he’s powerless to resist, until the dynamic eventually changes. A novel about love which questions what we seek, what we fi nd and what we settle for.

STARSCOPE Your stars for next week by Penny Thornton

ARIES 21 Mar – 20 Apr When in a sea of confusion, hold still. Otherwise, you’re going to make some bad decisions. Not all the information is out there yet, and it’s a case of waiting until it is. For your reading  09058 172557

LIBRA 24 Sep – 23 Oct Communications are awry. You may not hear from someone or you may end up in completely the wrong place. Extreme strangeness is the new normal. But hold your nerve. For your reading  09058 172563

TAURUS 21 Apr – 21 May It’s going to be diffi cult to separate fact from fi ction, so unless you have a gun pointing at your head, keep your options open. Expect an epiphany over the weekend. For your reading  09058 172558

SCORPIO 24 Oct – 22 Nov If you have forms to fi ll in, questions to answer or any kind of bureaucracy to deal with, take your time. In this kind of astro-climate, mistakes and muddles easily happen. For your reading  09058 172564

GEMINI 22 May – 22 Jun It’s not that people are lying to you, more that they are operating in the dark. Check the backstory, do your research and ignore the rumour mill as it’s usually nonsense. For your reading  09058 172559

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov – 21 Dec Do nothing at speed or out of frustration. If you do, you’ll be operating in a fog, seeing things that aren’t there while missing those that are. Be careful as it’s all a bit of a blur. For your reading  09058 172565

CANCER 23 Jun –23 Jul January goes out on a puzzling note. Did someone really mean that? And is something still going ahead as planned? You probably won’t get answers now. Hang on in there. For your reading  09058 172560

CAPRICORN 22 Dec –20 Jan Be inspired, but don’t let yourself be swayed by others. If people are putting pressure on you, just ask yourself why. A commitment made in haste is likely to be regretted. For your reading  09058 172566

LEO 24 Jul –23 Aug Money matters are complicated. Keep checking your fi gures and if you have to make an online transaction, don’t press OK until you are 100% sure it is correct. For your reading  09058 172561

AQUARIUS 21 Jan –19 Feb Feel your way forward very carefully. One wrong word, one wrong turn, and you could end up in a lot of bother. Things aren’t what they seem. Best to wait for some clarity. For your reading  09058 172567

VIRGO 24 Aug –23 Sep Romance blossoms with some confusion. Before you leap to a conclusion or into someone’s open arms, try and ask more questions. Play hard to get and diffi cult to fathom. For your reading  09058 172562

PISCES 20 Feb –20 Mar Not a lot is making sense at the moment, and the more you seek answers, the more tied up in knots you’ll become. Avoid listening to the voice of your hopes or your fears. For your reading  09058 172568

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