It’s summer! The semester is finally over, and we can now kick back and relax. Go to the beach, go take a road trip – and take a few books with you! I have already started writing down all the books I want to catch up on now that I have time to read for pleasure.
For this last post, I wanted to share with you a few books on my summer reading list.
The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conon Doyle
With all the hype surrounding the new Sherlock Holmes movies and the BBC Sherlock series (which I highly recommend), I’ve realized that I need to read the series to appreciate the background.
A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin
HBO has really given this series a boost in popularity (Game of Thrones) and I look forward to reading about this medieval/fantasy world. Who doesn’t love a little drama?
The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriano Trigiani
Trigiani writes this beautiful novel based on some of her family history. Early 20th century star-crossed lovers end up immigrating to America and somehow manage to find each other after being separated in Italy by injustice.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
This popularized book swept audiences away when it was first published. It follows the lives of household maids in 1960’s South. Essentially it is a metabook (book about a book) that holds quite a few secrets that could change a town.
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
A historical fiction novel about Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley Richardson, who lost the only copy of one if his manuscripts and was later written out of one of his novels. The two spent some number of happy years together while Hemingway lived in Paris before they separated.
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Another historical fiction novel that centers around the people involved in the building of a majestic Gothic cathedral. As an Art History minor, my inner architect is flailing.
What’s at the top of your summer reading list?