PRUE LEITH

Kate McKinnon is thirty-six and mother to Toby. She used to be a restaurant chef but that all stopped when Toby now five came along and changed everything. Now she has a small but thriving business catering for private clients, companies and some government departments. Her life is on an even keel. Then she gets a job cooking lunch at the Foreign Office and has her first fateful meeting with Oliver Stapler, Secretary of State. He s married and a father and totally out of bounds, yet she falls for him. She thinks she s hiding it beautifully, but there are people who would like to see her fail and to them her feelings are all too transparent. When someone alerts the gutter press, who cares whether Kate s affair with Oliver is true or not? It s a great story and will shift a ton of newspapers and destroy several lives at the same time.

This tale of passion and gardening, written by Prue Leith, will appeal to readers who cannot wait for the next Joanna Trollope.

There's an art to making good toast and Prue Leith knows it' Yotam OttolenghiWhat's more comforting and satisfying than toast? And if you top it with a few cleverly paired ingredients, it can be a full meal, not to mention pure bliss. These 75 recipes for things on toast will help you make quick, delicious and versatile meals year-round - for working-from-home lunches and cosy Sunday suppers, to light bites, indulgent treats or impressive canapes. Recipes include:Avocado, summer tomatoes & tapenade rocket on olive breadBubble & squeak with hollandaise on fried breadFalafel, edamame & red pepper hummus on flatbreadGrilled chicken tikka with yoghurt on naanSmoked salmon, wasabi & avocado on granary bread

Three single women in their fifties meet when they join a choir. Lucy, recently widowed, is a cook and food journalist; Joanna, a successful business woman, never married; Rebecca is a divorced interior decorator. Each of the women is at a crossroads and they quickly form a bond.