Book Listing
Featured below are the twenty four recently published books that have been selected for the programme. Chosen for their compelling, page-turning qualities, each book will be discussed by the guests, Jeremy Vine and the studio audience.
The Page Turners
About Grace by Anthony Doerr A man flees from his family after he dreams of his daughter drowning.
Chronicles Volume One by Bob Dylan A unique insight into the psyche of one of the 20th Century's greatest musicians.
Feast: Food That Celebrates Life by Nigella Lawson A book on cooking, eating and celebrating both the everyday and extraordinary.
Fools Rush In by Bill Carter A surreal and startling portrait of Sarajevo during the height of the war.
How To Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer An insight into the private world of childhood as told in a series of short stories.
Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami A story following the fortunes of a fifteen year old runaway and an ageing tracker of cats.
Let Me Go by Helga Schneider The author describes her relationship with her mother, a former SS guard.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro A discovery shatters the memories of an apparently idyllic childhood.
Purple Hibiscus by Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie A portrayal of a teenage girl living in a country on the brink of civil war.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini A story of childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, as they grow up in Afghanistan.
The Ninth Life Of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen Like a cat, Louis has nine lives but has already lost eight of them...
We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver A story that shatters the expectations of women balancing work and family.
A Short History of Tractors In Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka Two daughters try to save their father from a ruthless gold digger.
Becoming Strangers by Louise Dean Love, loss and life explored as two couples come to terms with mortality.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris Memoirs of an ordinary life revealing the absurdity beneath its surface.
Fleshmarket Close by Ian Rankin Inspector Rebus returns to solve a variety of seemingly unrelated cases.
How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher by Simon Barnes Why you don't have to be an obsessive twitcher to appreciate birds.
Inside Hitler's Bunker by Joachim Fest An insight into the last days of the Third Reich by a leading authority on Nazism.
Leonardo da Vinci: The Flights Of The Mind by Charles Nicholl An insight into the mind of the artist and the history of Renaissance Florence.
Light On Snow by Anita Shreve A girl's life changes for ever when she discovers an abandoned infant.
Not The End Of The World by Geraldine McCaughrean What was life really like on the Ark when the heavens opened?
The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi A tale of a girl caught between Nigerian and English cultures.
The Last Crossing by Guy Vanderhaeghe Two Englishmen search the American West for their lost brother.
The Understudy by David Nicholls A wry look at the career of a downtrodden actor who dreams of success.
