On 19th November the reviewers for the London Evening Standard named the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months.

Reviewers included journalist and author Juliet Nicolson, who chose Sebastian Barry’s Costa Book Awards winnerThe Secret Scripture, and Glasshopper by Isabel Ashdown:

“Isabel Ashdown’s first novel Glasshopper (Myriad Editions, £7.99) is a disturbing, thought-provoking tale of family dysfunction, spanning the second half of the 20th century, that guarantees laughter at the uncomfortable familiarity of it all.”

You can see all the books on the list by clicking here.