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\"Cover\n<\/picture>\nThe first batch of October\u2019s paperbacks begins with the latest reissue from Daunt\u2019s publishing arm, first published in 1968. In Elizabeth Jenkins\u2019s Honey<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Roland meets the titular thirty-year-old at a film premiere and is captivated, marrying her in 1962. All goes well until Roland\u2019s sixteen-year-old son arrives. Already bored with married life, Honey sets about seducing him, but Brian seems surprisingly resistant to her charms. \u2018Honey<\/em> is a deliciously scandalous novel of seduction laced with irony, wit and decadence, as Jenkins explores lust, love and the pitfalls that come with clinging to the last dregs of youth\u2019 says the blurb promisingly.\"Cover\n<\/picture><\/p>\n

Caroline Palmer\u2019s Workhorse<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is set in the fashion magazine world, not one that holds much attraction for me but I like the sound of the premise. Set in New York City in 2001, it follows an ambitious young editorial assistant held back by her lack of privilege until she meets a reporter with his own dreams who may or may not prove to be a useful ally. \u2018As wickedly funny as it is darkly unsettling, Workhorse<\/em> is an astonishing story of envy and ambition, set against the glamour and privilege of media and high society in New York at its height\u2019 says the blurb. I\u2019m hoping for a slice of undemanding entertainment in one of my favourite literary settings with this one.<\/p>\n

\"CoverGrace Murray\u2019s Blank Canvas<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is set in a small liberal arts college in upstate New York. Charlotte\u2019s announcement that her father has died over the summer vacation at home in Staffordshire elicits sympathy and attention from classmates who\u2019d previously ignored her, particularly Katarina with whom she begins a relationship. As Charlotte continues to mire herself in deceit, her father decides to cross the Atlantic to see his daughter. \u2018Introducing an outstanding new voice in literary fiction: a sensual, sharp, and utterly compelling campus novel about grief, reinvention, and the ripple effects of telling lies\u2019 proclaims the blurb ambitiously. Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best<\/a> enjoyed it. You can read her review here<\/a>.\"Cover\"Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heather Aimee O\u2019Neill\u2019s debut The Irish Goodbye<\/em><\/strong><\/a> sees three sisters reunited for Thanksgiving in their childhood home on Long Island two decades after the tragic accident that drove their brother to take his own life. Each of the three has been hiding something: Cait has never revealed her part in the accident; Alice\u2019s career and marriage are both under threat and Maggie is planning to come out to their devoutly Catholic mother. \u2018Far more than a family holiday will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive themselves \u2013 and each other\u2019 says the blurb. I\u2019m drawn to this one by the Irish American\/Long Island strands, hoping it will steer clear of clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\"Cover\"CoverHarriet Lane\u2019s Other People\u2019s Fun<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>sees Ruth facing an empty nest and the end of her marriage while enduring a humdrum job. Her tedium is brightened by the reappearance of Sookie, confident, vivacious and keen to be Ruth\u2019s pal after ignoring her when they were teenagers. \u2018Unputdownable, funny, spiky and subtle, Other People\u2019s Fun<\/em> is a novel about modern life and the lies we tell our neighbours, friends, families and selves through the hall of mirrors that is social media\u2019 says the blurb promisingly. I remember enjoying Her<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in my early blogging days.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for the first batch of October\u2019s paperbacks. A click on a title will take you to a more detailed synopsis should you want to know more. If you\u2019d like to catch up with new fiction, it\u2019s here <\/strong><\/a>and here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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