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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
1
Vladimir Nabokov
The Go Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go Between
2
L.P. Hartley
A Room With a View (E. M. Forster)
A Room With a View
3
E. M. Forster
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
4
Daphne Du Maurier
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
5
Ernest Hemingway
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
6
Jack Kerouac
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
7
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
8
Alice Walker
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
9
Harper Lee
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
10
Sylvia Plath
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
11
Harper Lee
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
12
Evelyn Waugh
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
13
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
14
Sebastian Faulks
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
15
Kate Chopin
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
16
Virginia Woolf
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
17
Virginia Woolf
L'etranger (Albert Camus)
L'etranger
18
Albert Camus
Save Me the Waltz (Zelda Fitzgerald)
Save Me the Waltz
19
Zelda Fitzgerald
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
20
Homer
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
21
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
22
Ian McEwan
Letters to the Lost (Iona Grey)
Letters to the Lost
23
Iona Grey
The Driver's Seat
The Driver's Seat
24
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
25
L.M. Montgomery
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
26
Daniel Defoe
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
27
Muriel Spark
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
28
Lewis Carroll
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
29
J.D. Salinger
Famous Five Series (Enid Blyton)
Famous Five Series
30
Enid Blyton
Ingo
Ingo
31
Tide Knot (Helen Dunmore)
Tide Knot
32
Helen Dunmore
The Deep (Helen Dunmore)
The Deep
33
Helen Dunmore
The Crossing of Ingo (Helen Dunmore)
The Crossing of Ingo
34
Helen Dunmore
Zillah and Me (Helen Dunmore)
Zillah and Me
35
Helen Dunmore
Superfudge (Judy Blume)
Superfudge
36
Judy Blume
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
37
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
38
Kate Atkinson
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
39
Kate Atkinson
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
40
Jane Austen
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