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Ultimate Summer Reads

A list of books that carry the breath of summer in their pages! Perfect for taking on holiday, or for reading sprawled out on the grass in your back garden.
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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The Go Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go Between
L.P. Hartley
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A Room With a View (E. M. Forster)
A Room With a View
E. M. Forster
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
10
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
11
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
Harper Lee
12
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
13
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
14
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
Sebastian Faulks
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
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Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
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L'etranger (Albert Camus)
L'etranger
Albert Camus
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Save Me the Waltz (Zelda Fitzgerald)
Save Me the Waltz
Zelda Fitzgerald
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Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
Homer
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Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
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Letters to the Lost (Iona Grey)
Letters to the Lost
Iona Grey
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The Driver's Seat
The Driver's Seat
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
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Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark
28
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
30
Famous Five Series (Enid Blyton)
Famous Five Series
Enid Blyton
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Ingo
Ingo
32
Tide Knot (Helen Dunmore)
Tide Knot
Helen Dunmore
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The Deep (Helen Dunmore)
The Deep
Helen Dunmore
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The Crossing of Ingo (Helen Dunmore)
The Crossing of Ingo
Helen Dunmore
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Zillah and Me (Helen Dunmore)
Zillah and Me
Helen Dunmore
36
Superfudge
Superfudge
37
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
38
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
39
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
40
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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