Paperback pick: The Spinning Heart
Donal Ryan's touching debut
The Spinning Heart
by Donal Ryan (Doubleday Ireland, £7.99)
By one of the breakthrough authors of 2013, this debut recently won the Guardian First Book Award.
Set in a tight-knit Irish community in the grip of the recession, it’s a heart-rending look at the inner experiences of people when disaster strikes from without.