Struggling to choose holiday reads

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I like to take books away that are a bit lighter than I’d normally choose. Last year read The Whalebone Theatre and Great Circle and they fitted the bill exactly: not demanding but well-written and absorbing. Any similar recommendations? Nothing that tackles big emotive issues or that will leave me sobbing on a sun bed. Nothing too fluffy. Would really appreciate any help with filling my suitcase. Thanks.

I find Jodi Picoult books have depth and deal with controversial issues but are quite easy to read on holiday. Favourites for me were Small Great Things and A Spark of Light, have a nice holiday 🙂

I'm enjoying Cleopatra and Frankenstein on holiday right now.

Liz Nugent - Strange Sally Diamond.

Old Filth by Jane Gardam
The Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood

Kate Atkinson has a new Jackson Brodie out

I've just devoured Strange Sally Diamond in 2 afternoons from my sun lounger, it was exceptional and I absolutely adored it, but it definitely doesn't fit into the light easy reading category.

The Authenticity Project is up next, that might fit the bill.

Early Morning Riser
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
The Making of Another Modern Motion Picture Masterpiece