We're delighted to say that all six books in the latest Richard & Judy Book Club list are available through Slough Libraries.
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The Midnight Library
Purgatory was thought to be the half-way house between this life and Paradise. Sinners went there to expiate their sins before being allowed into Heaven. Matt Haig’s Midnight Library is not so very different: an ethereal institution midway between life and death where past decisions can be re-made in a bid to create the perfect life. But for Nora Seed, returning to her own forks in the road will turn out to be the most dangerous thing she’s ever done. Absolutely gripping.
Happy Families
Winner of the 2020 Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller
Amy Li is thirty-four and has just given up her glittering career in the big city to move back in with her grandfather, Ah Goong, in the flat above the Chinese takeaway run by her family – but why? What has drawn her away from the hustle and bustle of city life and back to a sleepy town in rural Wales?
The Holdout
Ten years ago, in a sensational L.A. trial, a jury wanted to convict a black teacher of the murder of his white teenage pupil, Jessica. The lone “holdout” was Maya Searle, who convinced her fellow jurors to acquit, enraging public opinion. Now, a decade later, a TV documentary investigates the trial and reunites the original jurors. One, claiming to have dramatic new evidence, is found murdered in Maya’s hotel room, and she becomes chief suspect. A terrific, totally gripping legal thriller.
Playing Nice
What do you do if you discover your beloved two-year-old child was swapped at birth? And that the real parents want him back? Pete Riley, shocked, stunned but decent, tries to be civilised and “share”. But Theo’s birth father, Miles, is a psychopath. He’s not interested in “playing nice” and will stop at nothing to get Theo back. This is a taut, riveting thriller, tapping into every parent’s worst nightmare.
American Dirt
American Dirt has one of the most dramatic opening chapters either of us can remember reading. A Mexican drugs cartel hit-squad massacres a family enjoying a barbecue in their beautiful Acapulco garden. Their chief target is the father, a campaigning journalist who has written one expose too many about the cartel. But his wife and eight-year-old son somehow escape the slaughter and, within hours, go on the run. Will they make the US border? Even if they get there, can they cross it? Utterly gripping.
The Sight of You
Joel has prophetic dreams about those he loves. The prophesies always come true, be they good or bad. So, when he dreams about the fate of the woman he loves, what should he do? Tell her? What would you do? A romantic tale to melt a heart of ice and make the driest-eyed reader weep. 
The Recovery of Rose Gold
For the first eighteen years of her life Rose Gold was desperately ill. Hospitals, surgeries, feeding tubes and a wheelchair are all she remembers of her childhood. Then her twisted mother, Patty, is rumbled and sentenced to five years for child abuse. When she comes out Rose Gold is waiting for her, full of forgiveness. Or is she? A disturbing revenge novel, dark, and a total page turner.Information courtesy of The Richard and Judy Book Club