Television personality Gaby Mortimer appears to have it all: a loving family, a successful career and a beautiful home in a posh London neighbourhood. Get the full review of Under Your Skin by Sabine Durrant.

Under Your Skin by Sabine Durrant - Chatelaine Book Club review

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One night, groggy American expat George finds himself tending to an injured crane that bizarrely appears in his London backyard. Get the full review of The Crane Wife by Peter Ness.

The Crane Wife by Peter Ness - Chatelaine Book Club review

Ferret, a pickpocket turned ventriloquist, performs amid the potion peddlers, organ grinders and lion tamers at the 1898 Omaha World’s Fair, until he falls in love with Cecily. Get the full review of The Swan Gondola by Timothy Schaffert.

The Swan Gondola by Timothy Schaffert - Chatelaine Book Club review

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The Enchanted author Rene Denfeld shares the inspiration behind her debut novel and why she thinks everyone needs to be seen for who they truly are.

What author Rene Denfeld learned from working with prisoners

In a dank, decaying prison, a death penalty investigator tries to save a man condemned to death row. Get the full review of The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld.

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One woman's picture-perfect life starts to unravel

A myth-like tale of a lonely man who yearns for love

The resilience of unlikely love

What The Enchanted author learned from working with prisoners

Our next Book Club pick is a story about a man on death row