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12th July 2020
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2. The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
Two identical black twin sisters run away at 16, and as adults, one returns with a black husband and child and the other pretends to be white in California. The incredible story follows each of their lives, their identities, and how these sisters lives intertwine, even in adulthood.
3. Sex and Vanity
by Kevin Kwan
4. How Do We Know We're Doing It Right?: Essays on Modern Life
by Pandora Sykes
5. How to Disappear
by Gillian McAllister
When Lauren’s daughter, Zara, tells an innocent lie in court, the duo has to go into witness protection, leaving behind their entire lives, including close friends and family.
Then more lies start to unravel, and you'll find yourself sucked into this incredibly thrilling story.
6. Big Summer (Kindle edition)
by Jennifer Weiner
Daphne, a successful plus-size Instagram Influencer is asked by her ex-best friend Drue to be the Maid of Honor in her Cape Cod wedding. In other words, we are talking beaches and sunshine and friendship and romance, and honestly, this book is summer all summed up.
7. The Unhoneymooners
by Christina Lauren
When Olive's sister and Ethan's brother get food poisoning on their wedding night, their planned honeymoon is up for grabs. However, Olive and Ethan are enemies and rivals, so you can just imagine how un-honeymoon-y their fake honeymoon then really is.
8. The Cheerleaders
by Kara Thomas
Technically a young adult novel, but you will find yourself gripped by this very summery murder mystery story.
9. Exciting Times
by Naoise Dolan
When Irish twentysomething Ava moves to Hong Kong, she meets banker, Julian. However, once Julian leaves town for a while with work, Ava gets tangled up with the very enigmatic Edith... A fun, sexy and very can't-put-it-down story to devour this summer.
10. The Happiness Project
by Gretchen Rubin
Happiness is a journey, not a destination, and for Gretchen Rubin, she spent a year trying to figure out just how to be happy (and what it means for her). A seriously good read if you have ever found yourself curious about the concept of happiness and how you can cultivate it for yourself.

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