10 new good books to read

Looking for the best books to read ? Although having the time to sink your teeth into a great novel and escape the real world might feel like a fantasy, it doesn't have to be. Set aside ten minutes a day and grab one of these new good books with a cup of tea. You're welcome.

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Juliet Milagros Palante, a self-proclaimed closeted Puerto Rican baby dyke from the Bronx, comes out to her parents the night before flying to Portland, Oregon, to intern for her favourite feminist writer. It doesn't go so well, and as she embarks on a summer that will be a full on exploration of race and identity, she wonders whether she'll ever speak to her mother again.

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While Myra was pregnant with daughter Pearl, Jacob left her with their other daughter, Row, in tow. Despite leading a happy and tranquil life, Myra has never given up on the thought of reuniting with Row, and so when a chance encounter presents itself, she scoops up 6-year-old Pearl and they embark on a strange journey to find her.

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In 1956, a successful Russian author's book, Doctor Zhivago, is banned by the Soviets who are afraid of its subversive power. It goes viral across the rest of the world, with the CIA planning to use the book to tip the Cold War in its favour. They don't employ usual spies though, but rather two typists - Sally and Irina, whose mission is to smuggle Doctor Zhivago back into Russia by any means necessary.

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Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale follow up is finally here, in the shape of The Testaments. In it, readers join Offred more than 15 years after her original story was shared, as she steps into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

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Already an Amazon best seller, The Rabbit Girls is set in 1989 Berlin, and focusses on Miriam Winter, who is caring for her dying father, Henryk, as the wall between East and West crumbles. Miriam quickly discovers an Auschwitz tattoo hidden under his watch strap, which, paired with Henryk crying out for a woman called Freida, means his secret history begins to unravel.

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Six-year-old Ben is the sole survivor of a crime which claims his mother. Lucy is the doctor who tends to the child while he recovers, while Clare is desperately trying to stop her lifetime of secrets from coming unstuck. As they all grapple with their own personal events, fate works to bring them together - proving you can find hope in the most unlikely places.

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The Last Train To London centres on the Kindertransports - the rescue effort that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe. Stephan and Žofie-Helene's lives are thrown into crisis when the Nazi's tale control, but its one brace woman's mission to help them escape to safety.

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Since moving to London from Australia, Hannah has been running (literally and figuratively) from everything. It's only when she meets India, a fellow Australian bursting with confidence and charm, that she starts to feel at home. But both women are hiding secrets - one of which is currently making its way across Europe in an envelope.

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16-year-old Melody is at her coming of age ceremony, wearing a custom-made dress that has originally made for her grandma's ceremony - had she not fallen pregnant. Red At The Bone is an exploration of the roles history and community play in the experiences, decisions, and relationships of families, as well as the life of the new child.

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Let's be honest; we're all desperate to know how to make an egg naan, aren't we? Finally Dishoom are sharing their secrets, with a recipe book stuffed with the secrets of their Black Daal, Okra Fries, Jackfruit Biryani, Chicken Ruby and Lamb Raan.