Sincerely, Me: 2023’s most feel-good read from the Richard and Judy Book Club author

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Discovered living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey, he has grown up knowing nothing of his parents, and even less about his own identity. CCTV footage captures Cate and Aiden Gascoigne driving home seconds before their car plunges into a ravine and explodes. However, he soon finds that even the most seemingly idyllic small towns have their secrets, and potential crimes that are worth looking in to. We all go through periods when we’re not sleeping as well as we might like, but for the protagonist in this week’s Book Club novel, Insomnia, her sleep deprivation is particularly disturbing.

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She and Bella Mackie – author of How To Kill Your Family – join Richard and Judy to debate what might persuade them to seek revenge on behalf of a loved one, and how to convince a reader to root for a character who kills. Behind the Iron Curtain, a group of former Smersh agents want to use Bond on a perilous mission that will change the balance of world power.Richard and Judy also chat with Ashley about behind the scenes of each season’s Book Club selections, from the moment publishers submit their books for consideration, to the huge group of people who read and begin to whittle the list down, to what Richard and Judy are looking for when they select their final six for each collection. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure never got out. Marianne agrees with Vicky that humour is particularly important in difficult situations, and also shares her beliefs about the afterlife.

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Together, they all explore the differences – and many similarities – between the Spanish Flu and Covid-19.It follows Rudy, a German rocket scientist who has dreams of launching rockets to the moon, but is instead forced by the Nazis to develop the world’s first truly ballistic missile. Author Paula Hawkins joins Richard and Judy to explain why she feels the key to a good thriller is less about the whodunnit and more about the whydunnit. But when those in charge disagree and refuse to back down, an international chain reaction kicks off with potentially catastrophic consequences: a world edging closer to war . Author Anthony Horowitz felt Ian Fleming was in the room with him as he wrote the most recent in the James Bond series – With A Mind To Kill. So when Edi is diagnosed with cancer, Ash’s world reshapes around the rhythms of Edi’s care, from making watermelon ice cubes to music therapy; from snack smuggling to impromptu excursions into the frozen winter night.

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Richard, Judy, and Sarah chat about which big milestone birthdays they found difficult, and how they cope with early morning and lack of sleep. Nicci and Sean explain how they alternate writing chapters, how writing together helps them explore subjects they wouldn’t alone, and why they have protagonist Neve cycle everywhere. Freya has written 15 books, but she tells Richard and Judy that this character in Little Wing might just be her favourite. An ordinary life turned upside down – or a man who quietly watched television while his wife was murdered upstairs? When a university student accuses a professor of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley’s team think they’ve heard it all before.Working as an analyst he had discovered links between chemical weapons and certain Russian oligarchs. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne. It’s December 1939 in Berlin; a rigidly enforced blackout plunges the city into darkness every night and allows crime to thrive. When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate in their times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government’s radar. Having never been responsible for anyone – or anything – it’s not long before she feels seriously out of her depth.

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Now Jessica must fight not only for the man she defends, but for the man she thought she trusted with her life – her husband.

So, enlisting the help of eccentric friend Leonard – an 84-year-old veteran with superior planning skills and a thirst for adventure! The selection of novels has been curated by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan and range from adventure and thriller to comedy. McFadden explore prejudices towards sex workers, finding friendship in unlikely places, and how racism manifests in slightly different ways in different parts of the USA.