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<\/a><\/p>\n8\/10<\/p>\n
Review by Ella Walker<\/p>\n
Table For One by Emma Gannon is published in hardback by HarperCollins, priced \u00a316.99 (ebook \u00a38.99). Available April 24<\/b><\/p>\n
Table for One is The Hyphen author Emma Gannon\u2019s second novel. A multi-faceted love story for the modern age, it follows Willow, a talented copywriter and co-founder of tech company Scatterbox with her significant other of 10 years, Dom. Always hiding her light under a bushel and staying small to make everyone happy, Willow is approached to write a story about a trending single life influencer. As she learns more about the single world, Willow starts doing more things for herself and her worth grows. Gannon has written a glimpse into what it\u2019s like being in a coercive and manipulative relationship, where someone doesn\u2019t even realise that is what was happening until the rug is pulled from beneath their feet. It\u2019s also a masterful look into the trap your Instagram feed can become. A satisfying story of personal growth.<\/p>\n
8\/10<\/p>\n
Review by Rachel Howdle<\/p>\n
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, is published in hardback by Granta Books, priced \u00a316.99 (ebook \u00a316.14). Available April 24<\/b><\/p>\n
Japanese author Sayaka Murata has enjoyed cult success in recent years with novels such as Earthlings and Convenience Store Woman, which conjured convincingly eccentric individuals living in tension with society\u2019s expectations of conformity. Vanishing World, newly translated from Murata\u2019s 2015 original, slightly inverts the pattern, following the story of Amane, a relatively normal protagonist, in a near-future where artificial insemination has become standard and relationships increasingly sexless. This is an inviting premise and allows for interesting observations from Amane on different forms of love, but this society\u2019s new norms are introduced somewhat perfunctorily and change over the course of the novel, making deeper engagement difficult. Perhaps it also matters that discussions of gender and desire have developed noticeably since the novel was originally published. Amane\u2019s eventual acts of rebellion provide a dark twist and her personal reflections are often insightful, but her interactions with others feel somewhat flat.<\/p>\n
6\/10<\/p>\n
Review by Joshua Pugh Ginn<\/p>\n
Non-fiction<\/p>\n
Moral Ambition: How to Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman is published in hardback by Bloomsbury Publishing, priced \u00a320 (ebook \u00a39.38). Available April 24<\/b><\/p>\n
A thought-provoking, transformative and bold book, Moral Ambition challenges you to ask yourself: can you change the course of history? While this might seem an overwhelming and impossible task upon first reflection, from reading Dutch historian Rutger Bregman\u2019s book, you realise the answer is: yes, you absolutely can. Packed with powerful stories of figures past and present, Moral Ambition looks at the qualities and skills of great change-makers \u2013 and how we, too, can lend our own talents to the biggest challenges of our time. From discussing topics including climate change, inequality and health, this book shows you that, sometimes, it takes just one person to stand up and make a difference. Rutger shows us that it is possible to change the world, so the ultimate question is: how can you help?<\/p>\n
7\/10<\/p>\n
Review by Eleanor Fleming<\/p>\n
Children\u2019s book of the week<\/p>\n
Oh, Carrots! by Mariajo Ilustrajo is published in hardback by Frances Lincoln Children\u2019s Books, priced \u00a312.99 (ebook \u00a39.99). Available now<\/b><\/p>\n
Oh, Carrots! is packed full of charm, largely thanks to author-illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo\u2019s jolly neon carrot, who leaps excitedly across the pages. Suitable for young children and early readers, it follows the quiet life of Rabbit, who feels rather lonely in winter, until one of his carrot seeds germinates, growing into a sentient carrot with excellent green fronds for hair and some serious personality and verve. Carrot forces a reluctant Rabbit out of his comfort zone and together they embark on a grand friendship. The dialogue, written cartoon style, is a little stop-start and if you\u2019re reading it aloud to a child, you do need to add extra detail and context to make it clear what\u2019s going on e.g. they\u2019re at a spa now now, or they have a new beetroot friend. But the drawings are exquisite and it\u2019s rather lovely seeing Rabbit grow in confidence with each page.<\/p>\n
7\/10<\/p>\n
Review by Ella Walker<\/p>\n
CHARTS<\/p>\n
BOOK CHARTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 11<\/p>\n
HARDBACK (FICTION)<\/p>\n
1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins and Sawyer Robbins<\/p>\n
2. 38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands<\/p>\n
3. Spring by Michael Morpurgo<\/p>\n
4. John and Paul:A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie<\/p>\n
5. In the Hide by Gordon Buchanan<\/p>\n
6. Easy Air Fryer by Jamie Oliver<\/p>\n
7. Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams<\/p>\n
8. Story of a Murder:The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold<\/p>\n
9. Of Thorn & Briar: A Year with the West Country Hedgelayer by Paul Lamb<\/p>\n
10. Six Conversations We\u2019re Scared to Have by Deborah Frances-White<\/p>\n
(Compiled by Waterstones)<\/p>\n
HARDBACK (NON-FICTION)<\/p>\n
1. Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake<\/p>\n
2. Nobody\u2019s Fool by Harlan Coben<\/p>\n
3. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie<\/p>\n
4. The Conditions of Will by Jessa Hastings<\/p>\n
5. The Expanded Earth by Mikey Please<\/p>\n
6. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros<\/p>\n
7. Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent<\/p>\n
8. Death At The White Hart by Chris Chibnall<\/p>\n
9. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett<\/p>\n
10. Quicksilver by Callie Hart<\/p>\n
(Compiled by Waterstones)<\/p>\n
AUDIOBOOKS (FICTION AND NONFICTION)<\/p>\n
1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins<\/p>\n
2. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins<\/p>\n
3. Quicksilver by Callie Hart<\/p>\n
4. The Dark Yorkshire Series by J M Dalgliesh<\/p>\n
5. Detective Tom Janssen Hidden Norfolk by J M Dalgliesh<\/p>\n
6. Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz<\/p>\n
7. Fearless by Lauren Roberts<\/p>\n
8. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas<\/p>\n
9. The Outsider by Stephen King<\/p>\n
10. The High 5 Habit Mel Robbins<\/p>\n
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