Five great reads for the summer Whether you wish to while away the long summer days with a pulsating romance or prefer a fast-paced thriller, these sizzling reads are as satisfying as a Long Island iced tea.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid The latest offering from the author of New York Times bestseller Daisy & the Six, this electrifying and supremely glamourous tale follows four famous siblings as they throw an epic party to celebrate the final days of summer. Set in Los Angeles in 1983, Malibu Rising not only dazzles with all the charm and panache of Hollywood in the Eighties, it also carries real depth and emotion as this complicated family implodes from years of lies and deceit. Hush Little Baby by R.H. Herron For Jillian Marsh, the life she has meticulously put together following an unbearable childhood is about to collapse as she finds herself pregnant and alone.
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With her wife (and biological mother of her unborn child) having eloped with another woman, Jillian must work out if the strange things happening around her are part of a vendetta or merely the symptom of an unravelling mind. Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri bring us her first novel in nearly a decade. Self-translated from Italian into English, the Bengali American author – who moved from USA to Italy in 2011 – has created a work of art that is as disconcerting as it is poetic. Following an unnamed narrator through her day-to-day life in an unnamed city – though clues suggest it is Rome – Whereabouts is a captivating escape from reality as the streets, piazzas, coffee shops and swimming pools of Italy come to life.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry From the bestselling author of Beach Read, this is another mesmerising novel that demands to be read while lazing in the sun, preferably with a pina colada in hand. Perfectly capturing that age-old story of when opposites attract, outgoing travel writer Poppy finds herself inexplicably drawn to her oldest best friend, Alex. With only one week to make her intentions clear on an exotic trip away, this sizzling romance will have you yearning for more. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Seasoned novelist Shipstead spans prohibition-era Montana, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New Zealand, wartime London and modern-day Los Angeles. Great Circle tells the courageous story of a daredevil female aviator who will stop at nothing to forge her own path through the world.
