Best summer reads

Jay Mandal

Jay Mandal

Best summer reads from The Times Online.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/fiction/article2004737.ece

Grannylonglegs

Anything by Ann Tyler

Clarissa

Or Richard Powers.

candy

The Venus Fix, by M.J. Rose. Fantastic.

TaffetaPunk

Anything by Mich

Grannylonglegs

'Digging to America' by Anne Tyler, just started it but know this author will keep my interest.

ana

GLL - she is one of my favourites, loved The Amateur Marriage.

Jay Mandal

Good for a plug, too. Thanks, Barbara.

Stan2

Who is Barbara? And why do we need a plug when doing our summer reading? Perhaps I've missed the point because I'm not a bright spark, whereas Jay is a live wire.

Jay Mandal

Have a look at The Times link, Stan.

Tessa Tangent

Agree with Anne Tyler but have to get on with my own stuff.  Hmmm.  I think 2 Caravans next.

Jay Mandal

Come on, Stan. Where are you?

Soobdoo

I too agree with the Anne Tyler choice.

I read the The Time Travellers Wife ages ago when it first came out and really enjoyed it.
It was unusual but good.

Jay I can see I need to give your book a go. 

Jay Mandal

Thanks, Soobdoo. I hope you're broad-minded!

Soobdoo

I like to think so.

Isabella King

Only just realised the importance of that Times link to you, Jay :)

Oh, by the way, did I read somwhere that you're off to Croatia?!

Jay Mandal

Oh, surely not!

Jenny

He isn't, is he?!! I thought he was going to Bognor!

Jay Mandal

Well, you know what they say about Bognor!

Tilly

I'm another Anne Tyler fan. I've read every book that she's written. I also like Rosie Thomas, another great writer.  At the moment,I've just finished reading Nella Last's War (as in the play Housewife 49) The book is based on Nella Last's reports to Mass Observation so it's her first hand account of life during WW2. I found it so fascinating that I stayed up all night reading it.