The Names is one of the most addictive books we've read this year

We've been spoiled for choice when it comes to new books this summer, but there's one book that stands out from the rest.

I was kindly sent an early copy of The Names by Florence Knapp and instantly knew it was going to be one of the books of the summer.

The addictive novel looks at the impact your name can have on your life and how it changes your path.

Knapp has created a book that will not only keep you on your toes but will also leave you reflecting on your own life and how easily your path can change.

The synopsis for The Name by Florence Knapp:

'Tomorrow - if morning comes, if the storm stops raging - Cora will register the name of her son. Or perhaps, and this is her real concern, she'll formalise who he will become. It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband intends her to follow a long-standing family tradition and call the boy after him.

'But faced with the decision, Cora hesitates, questioning whether it is right for her child to share his name with generations of domineering men. Her choice in this moment will shape the course of their lives.

'Seven years later, her son is Bear, a name chosen by his sister, and one that will prove as cataclysmic as the storm from which it emerges.

'Or he is Julian, the name his mother set her heart on, believing it will give him the opportunity to become his own person.

'Or he is Gordon, named after his father and raised in his image - but is there still a chance to break the mould?

'This is the story of three names, three versions of a life and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family and how love endures, no matter what fate has in store.'

The Names by Florence Knapp is available now.