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Books For Summer Travels

embarking on a long awaited summer escape.
Whether you are driving down the coast or setting off to your favourite piece of secluded paradise, these are the things summer memories are made of.
Out of our love for travel we've chosen a few summer destinations that are very dear to our wanderlust hearts, and paired them with books to match.
After all, in the words of Hans Christian Anderson, 'to travel is to live...'
Love,
S&B




For the South of France...


For Greece...
Described as "richly inventive, eerie and provocative". This is no light read, but truly worth the grapple. The Magus is set on the Greek island of Phraxos.

For the Hamptons...
Heller was one the many widely regarded writers who lived in Sag Harbour in the Hamptons. Catch 22 carried with it a bit of a cult following back in the day, but has remained a 20th century classic.
Another Sag Harbour contemporary, East of Eden, first published in 1952, is perhaps Steinbeck's most acclaimed novel.
For Croatia...
Drakulić gives a charming and accessible social critique of the cultural and social changes that took place in Eastern Europe after communism. A series of short essays, this one is perfect to pick up and put down (and pick up again).
Written by Claudio Magris, this book is a sprawling history of Trieste (a place never truly conquered), which weaves its way through and around what are now neighboring Eastern European countries - dense yet delightful for the history buff on holiday.
For those who are still deciding...
Often described as the 'travel guide with a difference'. Alain de Botton unpacks why we travel, why sometimes it doesn't quite feel as we imagined, and how we might get better at it.
We hope you enjoy whichever book you choose to pick up!
Wishing you all a truly wonderful summer.
xx