Holiday Reading for Women in 2023 - our top picks!

Summer Reading List - as recommended by our adventurous women.

Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams…Set in 1914, about 2 sisters who work in the binary at Oxford Uni Press…story of love and responsibility.

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See. A historical fiction of a remarkable woman of 15th century China

The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jako. Published as Eddie turns 100, this is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.

Homecoming by Kate Morton Told in a dual timeline, this is a story about family secrets and an enduring connection to place.

Seven Skins of Ester Wilding by Holly Ringland…a haunting and magical novel about joy, grief, courage, and transformation.

Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic…for the tennis and sports fans

Prima Facie by Suzie Miller…a criminal lawyer finds hers self on the other side of legal proceedings…highlighting the injustices and inequality that still exist around sexual assault

Limberlost by Robbie Arnott- a great historical reflection set in Tasmania

Before the Coffee gets Cold- Toschikazu Nawaguchi- a typical Japanese read (whatever that means)

The Wife and the Widow by Christian White- thriller with a twist

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes- new book from the author of I am Pilgram

Still Life by Sarah Winman. 1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening.

Wifedom by Anna Funda. The story of Eileen O'Shaughnessy, poet, Oxford graduate, married Orwell and disappeared into the background of history while being essential to his story.

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran- set in Sydney, a story about Sri Lankan immigrants and how the past blows up in the present

After that Night (Will Trent series) by Karin Slaughter. New crime suspense thrillers

None of this is True by Lisa Jewell. A Psychological thriller

HAPPY READING and MERRY CHRISTMAS