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BookTalk up . However , when Gus suffers a stroke and their idyllic Mediterranean life is thrown into upheaval , it ’ s left to their three grown-up children in London to step in . Sebastian is busy running his company with his wife , Anna , who ’ s never quite seen eye-to-eye with her mother-in-law .
In Love ( l ) from Roddy Doyle , Davy and Joe have got a lot to catch up on . Drinking pals back in their Dublin days , Davy the girl with the cello in George ’ s Pub . As Joe ’ s story unfolds - pub after pub - so too do the memories of what eventually drove Davy from Ireland .
Dawn French brings us Because of You ( l ). Dawn French is back with a gloriously funny , completely irresistible , and beautifully written novel . Prepare to laugh , cry and everything in-between in another unputdownable instalment from one of the world ’ s best loved comedians and authors . rarely sees Joe for a pint anymore - maybe one or two when Davy ’ s over from England to check in on his elderly father . But tonight , one pint will turn to three , and then five as Joe recounts a secret , leading the two men on a bender back to the haunts of their youth . Joe has left his wife and family for another woman , Jessica . Davy knows her too , or he should - she was the girl of their dreams all those years ago ,
Mary Berry ’ s Simple Comforts ( l ) follows Mary as she celebrates the best of comfort food , bringing the nation fuss-free recipes that can warm the cockles and lift the spirits . Across the six episodes , Mary braves the elements to discover , and cook , the most heart-warming dishes on offer in the UK and abroad . A big hug in a cook book !
Key : ( p ) paperback ( l ) hardback / large paperback depending on availability .
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