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Essential Summer Reads 2008
The Pirate's DaughterThe Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £1.62
Gorgeous summer read set in Jamaica. Fantastic characters spanning 30 years.
No Time For GoodbyeNo Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £1.98
Great page-turning whodunnit. Will keep you guessing to the end. Highly recommended.
The Beach HouseThe Beach House by Jane Green
Buy new: £8.49 / Used from: £10.25
Fabulous, light and breezy summer read. Just what's neaded round the pool. Loved this!!!
The Magus (Vintage Classics)The Magus (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £4.89
Oldie but goodie. Set on a Greek Island and has so many twists and turns - perfect summer page turner.
The Road HomeThe Road Home by Rose Tremain
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £2.56
Loved this. Such a beautifully written book and very humbling. Didn't want it to end.
The Corfu TrilogyThe Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £7.95
Beautiful, funny and touching true story set on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930's. Just wonderful.
Down RiverDown River by John Hart
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £0.69
Twists and turns aplenty. Perfect for the sun lounger.
The OutcastThe Outcast by Sadie Jones
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £2.08
Beautifully written book set in a small village in the 50's. I loved this.
AdditionAddition by Toni Jordan
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £1.75
Very funny romance with a difference - short, snappy and perfect for summer.
Remember Me?Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
Buy new: £9.84 / Used from: £5.90
You can't go far wrong with a Sophie Kinsella for a holiday companion. Great beach read.
Wedding SeasonWedding Season by Katie Fforde
Buy new: £6.04 / Used from: £5.20
Another lovely, fluffy read from Katie Fforde. Perfect summer read - no brain power required.
Notes from an ExhibitionNotes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £0.99
Hmmm, wasn't sure whether to include this one - it's about depression essentially. Having said that, it's set in Cornwall and there is some lovely prose that makes you wish you were there.
EchoesEchoes by Maeve Binchy
Buy new: £5.94 / Used from: £0.09
Another oldie but I love it. First read this over 20 years ago and I can still remember how sweet it was - all set in a beach town in Ireland. Lovely.
A Quiet Belief in AngelsA Quiet Belief in Angels by R.J. Ellory
Buy new: £3.47 / Used from: £0.01
If you want a good page-turner and having a guess at who dunnit then this is a great book - worthy of the attention it has got this year.
The Dead HeartThe Dead Heart by Douglas Kennedy
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £2.94
Ignore the cover, it's nothing like it looks. Great and scary at the same time. Word of warning though........do not read if you're plannig to go to Australia alone!
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8)The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No 1 Ladies Detective Agency 8) by Alexander McCall Smith
Buy new: £4.43 / Used from: £1.35
Latest in the Lady Detective series. All of them are perfect summer reads - so refreshing. Just lovely.
The Forgotten GardenThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £2.13
Fabulous book to curl up on the sun bed with. Very compelling.
Beneath the BleedingBeneath the Bleeding by Val McDermid
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £0.49
The latest in the Tony Hill / Carol Jordan series. Not quite up to the standard of the last 4 but a page-turner none the less.
People of the BookPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Buy new: £11.89 / Used from: £9.99
Lovely book that takes us on a journey through different centuries and different countries. Really liked this.
Road to ParadiseRoad to Paradise by Paullina Simons
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £4.11
Two friends set off on the open road one summer in a yellow mustang......and find themselves on the run.
Travel: Where to Go WhenTravel: Where to Go When
Buy new: £14.95 / Used from: £7.36
And if you've got your books sorted now but can't decide where to go, have a look at this for some inspiration. Gorgeous book.