What will you be reading next year? London book fair's star attractions

Salman Rushdie’s take on Don Quixote, Elton John’s memoirs and a study of criminals in Broadmoor – a selection of the biggest and most interesting books announced at the fairQuichotte by Salman Rushdie (August 2019)Inspired by Don Quixote, this novel following the adventures of an ageing travelling salesman who falls in love with a TV star and travels across America to prove himself worthy of her hand.Postscript by Cecelia Ahern (Autumn 2019)A sequel to Ahern’s bestselling tearjerker PS I Love You, which revisits the widow Holly, seven years after her husband’s death. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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