But then one day, a woman who looks like Brie shows up at their old address, screaming ‘Where’s my house?

Richard and Judy Book Club 2023 Complete List of Books Richard and Judy Book Club 2023 Complete List of Books

They also discuss the Amsterdam of Jessie’s books – an embellished impression of the real city – as well as exploring increasing modern acknowledgement of the Dutch empire and slave trade. And at thirty-two years old, he’s swapping fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for a different kind of danger in the cut-throat world of high finance.As the weather turns ominous, trapping the guests on the island, it slowly dawns on them that Lissa’s death was only the beginning. Author Holly Miller joins Richard and Judy to talk about learning the art of writing from professors, university course mates, and professional writing critics, and how a divisive dinner party conversation helped her come up with the premise of the book. Often in fiction women seem to tumble into becoming spies by accident, but Ava’s first-hand experience is that women actually make a very deliberate career choice.

INSOMNIA: A gripping new crime thriller for 2023 from the No

Richard and Judy are celebrating the ten year anniversary of the Book Club’s partnership with WHSmith, and are bringing back 12 of their all-time favourite Book Club titles with a ‘Best of the Richard and Judy Book Club’ collection. The book ultimately has a crime at its heart, and explores the intense pain and joy being a mother can bring. Joining Richard and Judy, Jessamine tells the real life story that inspired her semi-dystopian novel, and they wonder whether parents are subject to more judgement now than ever before.She’s made ruthless choices to make sure their secrets stay buried, and she’s not going to stop now.

Richard and Judy Book Club 2023: Complete List of Books

When a match on a DNA database puts him on the trail of a close relative – the only family member he has ever known – Wilde thinks he might be about to solve the mystery of who he really is. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne. This week’s Book Club authors are David Nicholls, author of Us, and Jessie Burton, who wrote The Miniaturist.

I definitely want to read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah as I love her books, especially The Nightingale. She’s written The Night She Disappeared, which traces the disappearance of a young mum and her boyfriend, leaving the girl’s distraught mother to bring up their baby son. Because life is about squeezing the joy out of every moment, about building a powerhouse of memories, about learning when to hold on, and when to let go.

Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2023 - D H H literary

The UK’s biggest book club is back with a new, improved podcast hosted by television royalty; Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. Richard and Judy are joined in this episode by Emma Donoghue, author of Room, and Delia Owens, who wrote Where The Crawdads Sing, to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the Book Club’s partnership with WHSmith. So begins a story that unfolds over twenty-four hours and fifty years, as Elle’s shocking betrayal leads her to a life-changing decision. After long labours, one mother has a beautiful baby girl, while the other mother suffers a devastating loss. However, he soon finds that even the most seemingly idyllic small towns have their secrets, and potential crimes that are worth looking in to.In Twelve Secrets, Ben Harper’s job means he begins to uncover secrets about the murder of his brother when they were children. But, before she can decide on a career, she must first deal with the presence of her manipulative future step-mother, rescue her father from her clutches and save the farmhouse from being sold off.