S&S Book Picks For National Reading Month

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Katie, Co-Founder & Creative Director.

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason.

ā€œI love a strong female lead character. They tend to show us how far women have come, but also how far we’ve got left to goā€.

Nicola, Co-Founder & COO

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry.

ā€œA story of people from different backgrounds in India, struggling through the hardships of life with such optimism and cheerfulness. The theme of the book is summed up by a conversation with the rent collector – ā€œAfter all, our lives are but a sequence of accidents – a clanking of chains of chance events. A string of choices, casual or deliberate, which add up to that one big calamity we call life.ā€

Grace, E-commerce Manager

The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne.

ā€œHeart-breaking, heart-warming and everything in between. Please can I go back in time and read this book for the first time again.ā€

Harriet, Buyer

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri.

ā€œThe unforgettable story of a mother blinded by loss and her husband who insists on their survival as they undertake the Syrian refugee trail to Europe. It’s a testament to beautiful true love and the triumph of the human spirit and has always stuck with me.ā€

Vas, Warehouse Manager

Pursuit of Happiness by Chris Gardener.

ā€œI love this book because it shows us that you in life, you have to embrace your challenges if you want to succeed.ā€

Nicole, Wholesale Assistant

Where Rainbows End by Celia Ahem.

ā€œThis is the book that Love Rosie is based off, the film is amazing, but this book is even better!ā€

Sarah, Head of PR & Social

One Summer in Santorini – Sandy Barker.

ā€œIsland hopping around Greece is my DREAM and there’s lots of romance in it, So what’s not to love?!ā€

Gareth, Warehouse Assistant

Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser.

ā€œI use this book as an escape to a different world.ā€