The sportsmad Delaneys appear to be an enviably family. Former tennis coaches Joy and Stan are still winning tournaments, and now they’ve sold the business they have all the time in the world to learn how to relax, while their four adult children (a disappointment to their parents … with not a single tennis star between them) are busy living their own lives. When Joy disappears, her children – fractious at the best of times – re-examine their parents’ marriage and the family history. Were things never as rosy as they seemed in the Delaney household? Liane Moriarty’s Apples Never Fall is all family secrets and sacrifices, bickering and a strange and obsessive house guest. Not as fabulous as Big Little Lies, but a great book club choice nevertheless. Penguin • More escapism, love and glamour in The Hotel Nantucket. Reeling from a break-up, Lizbet takes over as general manager of Hotel Nantucket. All she needs do to return this gem back to its former glory is win over the billionaire owner, get a popular Insta influencer on her side, and shake off a scandal nearly 100 years old. Great fun, as always with Elin Hilderbrand’s books. Hodder and Stoughton
This Spring’s book club we’re serving TOOR – a brand new, locally made whisky. Aged five years, the whisky is the first from a collective from Redford Beverages and Doña (which means woman of rank) Distillery … the craft distillery run by Daniella Schoeman. TOOR’s is rich and smooth, with flavours of vanilla and roasted oak, nutty caramel and stone-fruit palate, and hints of maple and earth. About the serve, Danielle says “It’s simply the one you enjoy best: neat, on the rocks, in a cocktail, with a mixer, or with a splash of water.” You’ll find it for R299.99 at your local bottle store.
Two of our fave authors for Spring reads … A beautiful chateau in the South of France. A stunning escort, who has to convince guests that she’s not a paid escort, but a real girlfriend. For what she plans to be her last job, it sounds easy. Until she arrives and finds that not everything is as it seems, In Adele Parks’ One Last Secret, the question is, would you kill to keep it? Harper Collins UK • Decades after they met, the four Robiecheaux sisters parents are getting married again, the sisters are returning to their family home for the wedding. All four have reasons to dread the week they’ll be spending together … and sure enough, it turns out to be a week the family will never forget. No-one beats Cathy Kelly for the perfect weekend read … and The Wedding Party doesn’t disappoint! Orion
