Sarra Manning Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Writer, reader, chopped liver. Representation: @EuanThorneycrof at @AMHeathLtd Literary Editor: @RedMagDaily New novel, LONDON, WITH LOVE, out now!

The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger
I genuinely can't believe that you've NEVER read The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger. A defining, formative read when I was an angsty teen and it still holds up. Currently 99p for Kindle. https://amzn.to/3A7qQvV
Paperback, Mass Market, 1991
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beach Read
Emily Henry
Having a bit of an Emily Henry obsession at the moment and know so many of you would love Beach Read about the rivalry and the many flying sparks between a romcom writer and an up himself literary type. Currently 99p for Kindle. https://amzn.to/3u0UEd5 via @amazon
Paperback, 2020
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
84, Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
Too pretty to unwrap! Thank you @manderleypress for this gorgeous reissue of Letter From New York by Helene Hanff (of 84 Charing Cross Road fame.) It’s available to purchase from their website now but will be officially published in September. https://t.co/3i2RVpzF5d
Paperback, 1990
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
Jojo Moyes
I was so pleased when Jojo Moyes returned to historical fiction with a tale of plucky heroines full of derring do in The Giver of Stars. It's currently 99p for Kindle. https://amzn.to/3zgfS6W
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fabulous Nobodies
Lee Tulloch
Maybe my favourite ever Books That Made Me from @MarianKeyes Lots of books I actually want to read or loved when I read them including the criminally underrated Fabulous Nobodies by @missleetulloch, which one of my publishing pals needs to reissue STAT. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/28/marian-keyes-books-that-made-me?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1582887709
Paperback, 2006
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Whalebone Theatre: A Read with Jenna Pick
Joanna Quinn
My favourite book of 2022, The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn is 99p for Kindle. I adored this beautifully compulsive story with serious Cazalet vibes. God, it's SO good. https://t.co/60QiQVWMV0
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book