Recommendations for really summery reads?

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Potpourri23 · 22/07/2021 09:22

Due to this heat I'm in the mood to read some really evocative sweaty sticky summery books. Any recommendations? (Especially if they happen to be available as audiobooks from borrow box!)

I would personally recommend The Beach by Alex Garland and The Lie by C.L. Taylor. Both backpacking trips gone wrong, come to think of it....

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QuentinBunbury · 07/08/2021 23:15

You me and the sea by Elizabeth Haynes

QuentinBunbury · 07/08/2021 23:13

Sea sisters by Lucy Clarke
Baggage as recommended by pp is great too

Papergirl1968 · 07/08/2021 23:07

On The Island - Tracey Garvis Graves. About two people stranded on a desert island.
Or try Emily Barr. I think Baggage is the one I remember, set in Australia.

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Potpourri23 · 07/08/2021 11:24

Ooh thanks everyone! There's another hear wave due in the next few weeks, right? 🤞

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yoshiblue · 05/08/2021 09:50

I was going to suggest The Enchanted April too

Flavabobble · 04/08/2021 23:27

If you like the 'back-packing trips gone wrong' genre, I'd recommend The Ruins by Scott Smith.

Phineyj · 04/08/2021 16:19

Enchanted April is a lovely read if you don't mind period stuff.

Kath544 · 03/08/2021 22:00

Just enjoyed Malibu rising

PlumpCushion · 24/07/2021 10:46

The Trouble With Sheep and Goats by Joanna Cannon and
Heatwave by Maggie O’farrell

BunnyRuddington · 23/07/2021 10:10

Try A Sea Change by Veronica Henry. I love to read her books in the Summer

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