July 12, 2024, by Annemijn Heijstek

Barts Book Club: the ultimate holiday book list

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July 12, 2024, by Annemijn Heijstek

Barts Book Club: the ultimate holiday book list

Sun, sea, beach... And of course a good book! Whether you are lying among the palm trees this summer or on holiday in your own country: it is only truly relaxing with a good book. Which one should be in the suitcase (okay, or on the e-reader) anyway? Voilà , a nice list full of those ultimate ones holiday books. Go exciting thrillers to tasty ones road readers: This list has something for everyone, I promise.

Beach Read – Emily Henry

Beach Read – Emily Henry

Beach Read, an appropriate title. Even if you are not on the beach, this book is a great read. January writes feelgood novels, Gus writes literary, heavy material. What do they have in common? A gigantic one writer's block. When the two writers move in next door to each other, they make a bet. They have to write each other's book before the end of the summer. And above all, don't fall in love with each other. Three guesses.

 

Beach Read – Emily Henry

Go like a river – Shelley Read

Go like a river – Shelley Read

If you're a fan of 'There Where the Crayfish Sing', 'Go Like a River' should definitely be on your reading list. The book starts in 1948 and takes you through the life of Victoria, who grows up in the mountains of Colorado but leaves her hometown after a forbidden love and a tragic loss. Raw, beautiful, powerful. Not fluffy read, one that will stay with you for a long time.

 

Go like a river

Party again – Liane Moriarty

Party again – Liane Moriarty

A baby was abandoned on an idyllic island off the Australian coast 70 years ago. Sisters Rose and Connie found the baby and eventually raised her as their own. The unsolved mystery made their island famous overnight. When Connie dies many years later, more about the 'secret' is shared little by little. Exciting, but also light-hearted and funny. And just when you think you know how it's going to end, you get a huge surprise.

 

Party again

The Camino – Anya Niewierra

The Camino – Anya Niewierra

For if you like excitement and history. Emil, a former refugee from Bosnia, commits suicide while walking the Camino pilgrimage. His wife Lotte doesn't understand it. When she discovers that Emil has lied about his identity while scattering his ashes in Bosnia, she walks the Camino herself to discover what drove him to this act of desperation. Was it actually suicide? Exciting until the end!

 

The Camino

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