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The best summer reads for your book club

With a return to book clubs on the horizon, we pick the best of this year’s summer reads to share with your friends and fellow bookworms.

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The weather is cheering up, lockdown restrictions are easing and there’s the promise of enjoying book clubs in a pre-pandemic way on the horizon. All that’s left to do now is choose the book.

There have been loads of great new books released so far in 2021, and the summer months are no exception, offering everything from uplifting romance to chilling thrillers. There’s plenty here for you to get stuck into – whether you’re in a book group or not.

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