Bay's gone blank. She doesn't remember her house built on the red earth of Western Australia, nor that her garden is on the coral reef of Ningaloo. She has forgotten that she fought to save the oceans and that humpback whales were her family.

'A paso de tortuga' ('Slow as a Tortoise') is a traditional African story; a fable starring the wisest, most patient and long-lived animal and how he managed to save all the animals.

Ernesto Agular, an Argentinian journalist of around forty, is an obituary writer for a Barcelona newspaper. His boss asks him to write an article on the disappearance of the Italian physicist Ettore Majorana.

This novel is the revelation of the year and has been a success on social media, charming its readership. The story is based on real events narrated by guide dog Cross about friendship, love and overcoming problems.

Sometimes mum says things that her little one understands differently to her: for mum, it's not ok to have a messy room, nor stay too long in the water, nor go around barefoot!

We often feel that we're no big deal, but if we look at the people around us, we realise that we can be very special. Even the smallest of gestures are important and they give rise to gigantic actions. Every one of us can make a difference.