Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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In which I muse about my favourite novels of the year, so far.

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Books discussed:

Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Rapture by Emily Maguire

A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly

Seascraper by Benjamin Wood

Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Flashlight by Susan Choi

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The English Teacher by Lily King