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Riveting READS

We all love a good book.

With summer hols on the cards, here is Village People’s recommended selection of fiction that can whisk you away to far-off places.

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty By Akwaeke Emezi (2 June) A deeply heartfelt romance novel about a woman named Feyi who eases back into the dating scene after an accident killed the love of her life five years prior. The book has courted not just the imagination of the bookreading public, but screenplay writers as well, and is already being adapted into a movie. Book Lovers By Emily Henry This is the tale of Nora Stephens, who has a life ensconced in books. She has read them all, but the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients and beloved little sister Libby. When she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls in August with Libby, she meets Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute!

A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting By Sophie Irwin A smart debut novel from the London-based author that combines intelligence with craft. Lead character Kitty Talbot needs a fortune, or rather a husband who has a fortune. This is 1818 after all, and only men have the privilege of seeking their own riches. With only 12 weeks until the bailiffs call, Kitty must use every ounce of cunning and ingenuity. Can she secure a fortune and save her sisters from poverty?