From Anita Brookner’s wistful sojourn in France to Elizabeth Jane Howard’s family stay by the sea, Geoff Dyer, Lissa Evans, Joe Dunthorne and more pick the most memorable fictional breaks
I won’t lie: I judge books by their covers. I will buy any book with a pink cover, from dystopian novels like Ling Ma’s “Severance” to summer romances like Emily Henry’s “Happy Place.”
A floundering family car business in Ireland in 2008 is the starting point for this utterly absorbing saga, told from the perspectives of the four members of the Barnes family.
From murder mysteries to comic novels, Maggie Shipstead, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Nina Stibbe, Paul Murray and other authors choose unputdownable favourites for your summer break