Other books mentioned during this episode include: Behind The Mask by Tyson Fury, The Lady In Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Lady Anne Glenconner, War Doctor: Surgery on the Frontline by David Nott, So Me by Graham Norton, The Life and Loves of a He Devil by Graham Norton, Apeirogon by Colum McCann, The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson and Billy by Albert French. London, 1850. On a freezing winter’s night, a baby is abandoned at the gates of a park only to be saved by a young policeman and taken to the Foundling Hospital. They barely know each other, but they all know Jamie Lawrence. They know what he’s guilty of. And they agree something must be done. The only question is – in a game of brinksmanship, can the inevitable ever be stopped? One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke From the outside, Emma has the dream life – a loving husband, a beautiful house, two gorgeous children.

The primary purpose of the Richard and Judy Book Club is to promote reading and help readers discover new authors and books. It aims to introduce readers to a diverse selection of fiction and non-fiction books chosen for their quality and readability. Was the Richard and Judy Book Club initially part of a television show?There are some great choices for the Richard and Judy Book Club 2022 March List. I definitely want to read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah as I love her books, especially The Nightingale. I’m also intrigued by The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman. Eeny Meeny by M J Arlidge M J Arlidge's debut novel is chilling:Two hostages. One bullet. One lives. One dies. He's worked in television for the last 15 years, producing a number of prime-time crime serials for ITV and BBC.

July 1346. The Hundred Years’ War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the bloody chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home again. With sword, mace and longbow, the Essex Dogs will fight, from the landing beaches of Normandy to the bloodsoaked field of Crecy. There’s Pismire, small enough to infiltrate enemy camps. Scotsman, strong enough to tear down a wall. Millstone, a stonemason who’ll do anything to protect his men. Father, a priest turned devilish by the horrors of war. Romford, a talented young archer on the run from his past. And Loveday Fitztalbot, their battle-scarred captain, who just wants to get his boys home safe. Some men fight for glory. Others fight for coin. The Essex Dogs? They fight for each other. Whether you’re writing your own novel and would like some tips or are dead keen to hear about the inspiration behind How to Get a (Love) Life, Rosie Blake will be here to answer YOUR questions all day (and night) on Thursday 10 April. The books featured on the 2022 list were a great mix of authors and genres. I’m always excited to discover new books that I might not otherwise have been aware of. As the hunt intensifies, Emma knows that she is in mortal danger. And that she needs to find the traitor before they find her . . . We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

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It’s perfectly possible everyone on this planet is a martian. Life might have started on Mars, or a moon of Jupiter, before a meteor strike dragged chemicals and compounds here. Frida Liu had fed and changed her toddler Harriet. She had a work deadline – an article to finish, a job hanging by a thread, a file she’d left in the office. She would go get it. Harriet would be fine. But then the neighbours heard her crying. But nobody gets to do this job for long. Because to be the best, you must beat the best, and there are rivals on my tail. Florence Lawson, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who dreams of being an artist, finds herself pregnant and banished to one of the most remote parts of the UK.

Frida Liu is an anxiety-prone, 39-year-old, Chinese-American single mom living in a Philadelphia much like ours when she is reported, after a spate of sleepless nights with her 18-month-old, for leaving her daughter alone for a stretch of time she later calls her Very Bad Day. Yet there is no room in Frida’s world for bad days, let alone bad mothers, according to the state’s increasingly empowered Child Protective Services which seamlessly takes Harriet and sets about surveilling Frida’s home. After a series of almost comically bad supervised visits, a judge deems Frida temporarily unfit. Her only hope for continuing to share custody of Harriet with her ex (and his doting girlfriend) is to pass exams meted out by a prized new government program. This 12-month, live-in program, a ‘school’ situated on an abandoned college campus, will retrain Frida in how best to parent. Then one by one, people start to die, and it soon becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting this secret community. Hours stretch into days which stretch into weeks. Volunteers go home, police are assigned new missions and the missing hiker Timothy O’Day becomes onemore missing person, vanished without a trace. Until Frankie Elkin – missing persons specialist – comes to town. Fresh off her case in Boston, Frankie heads to Wyoming, determined to find Timothy and bring him home – whatever the cost. Frankie joins a seven-day woodland search team, lead by Tim’s father Martin, as they venture deep into the dark forest to uncover the truth. Broken tree limbs and traces of blood suggest a wild animal may be lurking nearby. Frankie knows better. But with secrets swirling and tensions raised in the group, it becomes clear that Frankie Elkin’s newest case could be her last. For a long time I spoke with two accents: a proper Essex-cum-East End twang at school and the office, and the Queen’s English at home. I was bilingual, in a way.

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High-flying lawyer Jessica Wells has it all. A successful career, loving husband Tom and a family she adores. But one case – and one client – will put all that at risk. Little do they know that they differ radically over one very important issue. And when Bryony, afraid of being judged, tells what is supposed to be a harmless white lie before a child’s birthday party, the consequences are more catastrophic than either of them could ever have imagined. In the dead of night, madness lies. Emma can’t sleep. It’s been like this since her big 4-0 started getting closer. Her mother stopped sleeping just before her 40th birthday, too. She went mad and did the unthinkable because of it. Is that what’s happening to Emma? Amsterdam.Thea Brandt is about to turn eighteen, and at the theatre in the heart of the city she has met the love of her life. At home, the Brandt family faces ruin, and Thea’s aunt Nella is convinced the only solution is to find Thea a wealthy husband. As Thea and Nella clash over the demands of duty and the heart, past secrets begin to overwhelm their present. Will each woman be able to rescue her destiny from the whims of fortune? What do you get when you cross a painfully awkward son, lofty comedic ambition and a dead best friend? Norman. Norman and Jax were a legendary comedic duo in waiting. They had a plan to take them all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe in just 5 years’ time. But when Jax dies before they turn twelve, Norman decides a tribute act for his best friend just can’t wait – so he rewrites their plan: 1. Look after mum 2. Find Dad 3. Get to the Edinburgh Fringe. Sadie won’t win a mother of the year award anytime soon and not knowing exactly who her son’s father is isn’t topping her list of achievements. But if performing at the Fringe and finding his dad is what will help Norman through, they’re going to make it happen.