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A good relaxing holiday on the beach or in a wellness hotel also includes a good book. The book should cover light topics, be easy to read and be fun. Here are the very best books for your vacation!
What else shouldn’t be missing from your beach bag? Here are the answers!
The most suitable novels for this are novels that captivate with their likeable protagonists and tell us about their lives and their world. I have put together the most beautiful books for your vacation here for you.
1. ‘Mr. Lawrence, My Bike and I’ by Shelly King
A light summer novel that isn’t cheesy, but makes you want to enjoy life, friends and love.
‘Mr Lawrence, My Bike and Me’ is about the protagonist Maggie, who has just lost her job in Silicon Valley and is starting a new job in an old, dusty antique store.
That’s where the adventure really begins, because she finds forgotten love letters between the pages of old books, gets to know quirky and lovable people and builds a world that the reader doesn’t want to leave so quickly.
[atkp_product id=’4899′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]2. ‘The boy needs to get some fresh air’ by Hape Kerkeling
Almost everyone knows Hape Kerkeling’s first novel ‘I have to go away’. If you haven’t read it yet, buy it now and read about Kerkeling’s experiences on the Way of St. James.
His second book, ‘The boy needs some fresh air’, is less well known. In it, Kerkeling talks about his childhood and youth in a sometimes funny, sometimes very moving way.
Feel free to read the foreword as a reading sample. By then you will be captivated by the relaxed writing style and will probably have laughed a few times. Definitely a hot candidate for the best books for vacation!
[atkp_product id=’4900′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]3. ‘Forever and a Lifetime’ by Sarah Morgan
Sarah Morgan writes romance novels set in either New York City or Puffin Island. All of its protagonists are connected to each other and with each book we suddenly get to know a former supporting character better in the lead role.
‘Forever and a Lifetime’ is about archaeologist Brittany Forrest, who returns to her home island after a long time in Greece and immediately meets her ex-husband. She hadn’t seen him for ten years when he left her out of the blue one night.
Sarah Morgan writes how the summery island of Puffin Island, the warm-hearted islanders and the tough Brittany cope with this situation in such a wonderful way that you will have read this book in no time.
[atkp_product id=’4901′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]4. ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ by Sophie Kinsella
You may already know the film of the same name, but the book is so much better. The book series ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ by Sophie Kinsella is hilarious, and Becky, our shopping addict protagonist, will immediately grow on you.
With an extraordinary talent for getting the chaos rolling, the reader follows how Becky tries to get out of the mess she has created herself.
It’s just fun and definitely a must read in the summer!
[atkp_product id=’4902′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]5. ‘All Dead Fly High’ by Joachim Meyerhoff
Joachim Meyerhoff takes a look back at his late youth and his trip to America. The book tells of loss, love and adventure and we experience first-hand the feelings and worries of the young Meyerhoff.
A distant look at his youth makes the reader sometimes smile and sometimes hold back a tear.
If you are interested in light reading with a more serious undertone, this work is your first choice of books for the holiday.
[atkp_product id=’4903′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]6. ‘Little Big Happiness’ by Lucy Dillon
This book is about a new beginning. After a few difficult years of marriage, our 33-year-old main character, Gina Bellamy, moves out of her overcrowded house and makes a new start in a small apartment. She realizes that she is hopelessly surrounded by boxes and belongings – and decides to get rid of everything.
Everything except 100 things. In her search for these 100 things that she wants to take with her from her old life, Gina gets to know herself better and realizes that little things can make her happy.
A little melancholic, this book calms and inspires on several levels. Also wonderfully suitable for longer holidays.
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7. ‘Love, Rosie’ by Cecilia Ahern
After all, a holiday novel list would be incomplete without Cecilia Ahern! That’s why I would like to recommend ‘Love, Rosie’ to you.
We follow the close friendship between Rosie and Alex through emails and letters.
This friendship quickly becomes more, but life gets in the way of the happy ending they both long for and there is never really the right time for Rosie and Alex.
I added the book to my list of holiday books because it’s funny, full of lovable characters and hard to put down.
[atkp_product id=’4905′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]8. ‘Eat Pray Love’ by Elizabeth Gilbert
Here, too, there is already a film adaptation of the book, which is well done, but does not come close to the original novel. The film is also in our list of 10 films that every little woman must see!
Our protagonist is the author Elizabeth and tells about the unhappy outcome of her first marriage and her subsequent search for a new meaning and goal. On the journey to Italy, India and Indonesia she learns about enjoyment, meditation and love.
The novel is full of intense, unabridged emotional impressions. It stimulates thought, motivates, comforts and inspires and is a must-have holiday read.
[atkp_product id=’4906′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]9. ‘Call me by your name’ by André Aciman
A strong novel that describes emotions and feelings with words knows how to knock your socks off. The reader accompanies young Elio as he spends the summer at his parents’ country estate in Italy and is bored. Until the educated Oliver arrives and spends the next six weeks with the family to support Elio’s father with research work.
A tense love story develops between the two men. Anyone who wants to experience all the feelings of being in love again is well advised to read this book. A true masterpiece.
[atkp_product id=’4907′ link=’yes’]You can buy the book here.[/atkp_product]10. Books for vacation: ‘We in 3 words’ by Mhairi McFarlane
The author Mhairi McFarlane is always recommended for summer novels. ‘We in Three Words’ is about Rachel and Ben, who were best friends at college and stopped seeing each other after an eventful graduation party.
Ten years later they meet again and have to face the past.
A very light novel that will make you smile and dream. What more could you want?
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