10 new books for August: Cecilia Ahern, Donal Ryan, Robert Harris...

There's a bumper crop of new books being published in the coming weeks 

Books for August

Where Are The Kings, by Donal Ryan (August 13): Boyhood, grief and family secrets are at the centre of the latest novel from award-winning Tipperary author Donal Ryan. One irreversible tragic event sees 12-year-old Jack's life change just as he is entering those dizzying years when he will transition from boy to man.

Brain Damage, by Freida McFadden (August 18): From the bestselling author of The Housemaid, her latest thriller sees Dr Charly McKenna wake in a rehabilitation hospital unable to walk, speak, or remember her own name. All she knows is that someone tried to kill her — and they may still be out there.