![]() This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Their collaborations make them superstars. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love – making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. ![]() But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. ![]() ![]() Their love of video games becomes a shared world – of joy, escape and fierce competition. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. This is not a romance, but it is about love. But as what really happened that fateful summer of 1986 unfurls, will either woman be prepared when the truth comes to light? Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin How did Lore lead two lives? How did it feel when it all came crashing down?Ĭassie is surprised that Lore is willing to talk. She led a secret double life – until one man shot the other.īut true-crime writer Cassie Bowman wants to know more – about the mysterious woman at the heart of it all, and about what really happened the night of that tragic murder. Lore Rivera was married to two men at once. More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, her future hangs entirely in the balance. In the court’s eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of the Ferrarese dynasty. Is he the playful sophisticate he appears before their wedding, the aesthete happiest in the company of artists and musicians, or the ruthless politician before whom even his formidable sisters seem to tremble?Īs Lucrezia sits in uncomfortable finery for the painting which is to preserve her image for centuries to come, one thing becomes worryingly clear. Perhaps most mystifying of all is her husband himself, Alfonso. Having barely left girlhood, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. But when her older sister dies on the eve of marriage to Alfonso d’Este, heir to the Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: Alfonso is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father to accept on her behalf. Lucrezia, third daughter of Cosimo de’ Medici, is free to wander the palazzo at will, wondering at its treasures and observing its clandestine workings. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrellįlorence, the 1560s. “Books have boomed in lockdown, with thousands of people rediscovering the joy of reading, so it’s great news that the Radio 2 Book Club will move to afternoons where it will get the full bells and whistles Big Show treatment!”Įvery month a new book was selected, and you can read about all of them below. The best books are shared with the BBC, and they choose the final picks for the Book Club.įind out more about the librarians, and why they love being part of the Book Club. Hundreds of the best brand-new fiction titles are submitted to us each year and are then read by our expert library readers, who select their favourites. The Reading Agency, along with a team of library staff across the UK, help the BBC to choose the Book Club titles each month. Below are all of the titles that were featured on the Book Club when it was on the Steve Wright show. The Book Club showcases the best in brand-new fiction, from dazzling debuts to blockbuster bestsellers. Each month Steve interviewed the chosen authors, and had brilliant guest stars and real-life listeners on the show to talk about the books. The Radio 2 Book Club was part of Steve Wright In The Afternoon from 2020 to 2022.
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