The best reads for spring
Brighter mornings and longer evenings mean there’s more time to squeeze in a few minutes with a good book.
Whether it’s a gripping thriller or a look back a glimpse inside another world you seek, if you’re looking for your next page-turner, here’s our pick of some of the best reads for spring.
The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett
If you loved the movie Sliding Doors or ever thought about how your life might have turned out under different circumstances, you’ll love Laura Barnett’s debut novel The Versions of Us. The story charts the progress of Eve through life and marriage, and what happens when we’re taken on a different path by chance. We see it all play out through three different accounts of her life in this charming and pacey read.
Get it at Waterstones
Marriages Are Made In Bond Street: True Stories From A 1940s Marriage Bureau by Penrose Halson
The best non-fiction books can be just as gripping as fiction, as Marriages Are Made In Bond Street shows. The story takes us back to London in the spring of 1939, when on the brink of another war, two women opened Britain’s first marriage bureau to help people find a suitable match. The book shows how politics, class, money and technology were already changing romance in 1939 and brings to light the forgotten stories and charming anecdotes of the men and women who used the bureau.
Get it at Waterstones
The Widow by Fiona Barton
If a gripping psychological thriller is what you’re after, Fiona Barton’s The Widow delivers on its promise. Positioned as a follow-up for readers who loved titles like Gone Girl and The Girl on The Train, The Widow tells the story of Jean, whose fairy-tale life is turned upside down when her husband Glen is accused of murder. When Glen dies, Jean is finally free to tell her story for the first time on her own terms – what follows is a gripping account you won’t want to put down.
Get it at Waterstones
Gorsky by Vesna Goldsworthy
Vesna Goldsworthy’s novel tells the story of Russian oligarch Gorsky, who is led to London by his love for a women now married to an Englishman. He sets about decorating his new mansion in Chelsea to help win back his lost love – and tasks a clerk at an ailing bookshop to source a collection for his new library. It’s a world filled with opulence, greed, capitalism, romance and beauty; a modern-day retelling of the Great Gatsby. Don’t take our word for it – Gorsky is on the 2016 longlist for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction.
Get it at Waterstones
Love reading? Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases in our Silversurfers Book Club – our picks for Spring 2016 are already up, and people are already sharing their feedback and other great titles in the comments section below. Why not join us?
Rachel - Silversurfers Assistant Editor
Latest posts by Rachel - Silversurfers Assistant Editor (see all)
- Tips for asthma sufferers this winter - January 21, 2019
- Culinary challenges to try in 2019 - January 18, 2019
- Steamed carrot salad with feta dressing - January 17, 2019
- Try your hand at calligraphy and lettering - January 16, 2019
- Is Gillette right to change its tagline? - January 15, 2019
Next up...
Leave a Comment!
Community Terms & Conditions
Content standards
These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (contributions), and to any interactive services associated with it.
You must comply with the spirit of the following standards as well as the letter. The standards apply to each part of any contribution as well as to its whole.
Contributions must:
be accurate (where they state facts); be genuinely held (where they state opinions); and comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.
Contributions must not:
contain any material which is defamatory of any person; or contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory; or promote sexually explicit material; or promote violence; promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; or infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person; or be likely to deceive any person; or be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence; or promote any illegal activity; or be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety; or be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person; or be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person; or give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case; or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.
Nurturing a safe environment
Our Silversurfers community is designed to foster friendships, based on trust, honesty, integrity and loyalty and is underpinned by these values.
We don't tolerate swearing, and reserve the right to remove any posts which we feel may offend others... let's keep it friendly!
Log in to comment
You need to be logged in to interact with Silversurfers. Please use the button below if you already have an account.
LoginNot a member?
You need to be a member to interact with Silversurfers. Joining is free and simple to do. Click the button below to join today!
Join