Summer Reads

Roman Stories
by Jhumpa Lahiri

Set in: Rome

Shortlisted for the 2024 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, Viking Fiction with a Sense of Place Award.

We get a lot of customers asking for collections of short stories to take on holiday and this book has been a much loved recommendation. Lahiri masterfully portrays the nuance and beauty of Rome. - Vivien

£9.99

Red Smoking Mirror
by Nick Hunt

Set in: Tenochititlan, Mexico and Spain in 1521

Shortlisted for the 2024 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, Viking Fiction with a Sense of Place Award.

A richly written historic novel of love and fate showing how cultures cooperate and clash. This is Nick Hunt's debut novel having previously written many bestselling travel books that we also recommend you checking out. - Jude

£9.99

French Windows
by Antoine Laurain

Set in: Paris.

We are big fans of Hitchcock's Rear Window so we knew we were going to love this story of murder, intrigue and neighbourly curiosity. - Vivien

£9.99

Big Swiss
by Jen Beagin

Set in: New York

If you love Wes Anderson films, you'll love Jen Beagin's stylised approach to storytelling. Witty, sultry and absurd -Big Swiss is one for the dark comedy fans. - Alex

£9.99

The List
by Yomi Adegoke

The horrors and traps of social media take centre stage here in Yomi Adegoke's dazzling take on modern feminism, love and betrayal. The List will definitely keep your phone down for at least an hour or two ... at least. - Faye

£9.99

You Are Here
by David Nicholls

Set in: Cumbria & Yorkshire, on the Alfred Wainwright Coast to Coast Path.

We get a lot of customers coming to Stanfords especially to buy maps to go on the exact walk the characters go on in this comic novel. With David Nicholls sharp wit, this book really shows the best (and worst) of a British walking holiday. - Jude

£20