This lovely wartime novel by Sara Gruen is set against a backdrop of American affluence. That is until fortunes are reversed its characters travel to Scotland on an unlikely adventure.
Malcolm Knox's tale could read like a male fantasy - the protagonist has three wives and is on the hunt for a fourth. An interesting, and at times, comedic study on the secret lives of men.
Sarah Winman's novel recalls the life of gypsy Marvellous Ways. A solitary figure nearing the end of her life, she finds nothing is predictable with the arrival of an unexpected character.