The Light a Candle Society : The joyful, warm and utterly uplifting book club read for 2026 from Sunday Times bestseller and author of The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth Hogan

The Light a Candle Society : The joyful, warm and utterly uplifting book club read for 2026 from Sunday Times bestseller and author of The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth HoganAuthor: Ruth Hogan Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Published on 12 March 2026 by Atlantic Books (Corvus) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 368 pages 129 x 198 x 26 262g 'LIFE AFFIRMING AND FULL OF LOVE' Celia Anderson'WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY' Mike Gayle'MAGICAL . . . UPLIFTING' Anton Du BekeA TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER ABOUT THE POWER OF KINDNESS. George McGlory is showing off his new shirt to his wife, Audrey. It's got bright orange

or steal away to a subtropical retreat just off the coast from Glengarriff

but Venetia's generosity

one step at a time

ruthless company man Abe Strapp is set to secure his dominance over the shore and its rich resources by marrying the daughter of a rival merchant - until the Widow Caines stands up in church and throws the wedding and Abe's plans into chaos

and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet

Britain is under threat of invasion and Neville Chamberlain’s government is about to fall

and it soon becomes clear that the victims are being killed using methods that match the lyrics of an old local children's song

Thomas Penn's brilliant new telling of the wars of the roses takes us inside a conflict that fractured the nation for more than three decades

anything can happen in the world of Egyptian magic

but as their whirlwind romance came into bloom

I invite you to follow Jessica into the vast green wilderness

Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly