Beach, plane, poolside, campsite – wherever your holiday travels take you, you’ll need a good book to get stuck into. Emma from Bookish in Crickhowell gives us her top picks for a good holiday read.
The Great and Calamitous Tale of Johan Thoms
By Ian Thornton
The riveting story of a student whose life changes irrevocably because of one tiny detail that comes into force the day he offers to be chauffeur to Franz Ferdinand in 1914. Ferdinand’s subsequent assassination changes the course of history forever.
The Vacationers
By Emma Straub
The hilarious tale of “America’s most dysfunctional family” (think affairs, debt and teen virginity issues), whose tensions come to head when they holiday together on a remote island villa.
Frog Music
By Emma Donoghue
Those who raced through Emma Donoghue’s Room will pounce upon her new and deliciously dark whodunit set in 19th Century San Francisco. The city’s cast of swindlers, millionaires and bohemians is conjured up in vivid detail as an unsolved murder is investigated.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
By Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman’s 24th novel is set New York City just after the turn of the 20th century and reels the reader in with an irresistible blend of romance, drama and magical realism.
Perfect
By Rachel Joyce
A story of secrets, a terrible mistake and the price of perfection straddling two decades (1970s and today), this intriguing and mesmeric read comes from the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
A Curious Career
By Lynn Barber
As one of Britain’s most prolific journalists (her celebrity subjects have included everyone from Lady Gaga to Salvador Dalí), Lynn Barber’s blend of memoir and past interviews is entertainment guaranteed.
