MTG Recommends - Summer Edition

MTG Recommends’ June edition is here to highlight our very best recommendations for the upcoming summer holidays, whether on a beach or at home!

Read on to find out our recommendations for summer holiday reading and/or watching…

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

A sweet and sad and happy story with plot twists that take you by surprise. It’s an easy read that will make you smile. And if you liked “A man called Ove”, you will love this. I was reminded throughout of similarities in style before I realised it was by the same author! Recommended by Sophie Mazzier

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

A recommendation for a beach read. Recommended by Jennifer Emms

Small Pleasures

Clare Chambers

Recommended by Fiona Poole

The Vietnam War

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick

Instead of a book I am recommending a TV series: The Vietnam War – a documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. It is over 17 hours long, but it is brilliantly made, and the subject matter is so extraordinary that it is totally compelling, informative, and appalling. It may not be how you envisage spending your summer sitting by the sea, but if you are interested in history it is essential viewing. You will be left in no doubt of the utter futility of war. Recommended by Rupert Ticehurst

Slough House

Mick Herron

My recommendation is the Slough House series, by Mick Herron, recently made famous by the “Slow Horses” series on Apple TV. Brilliantly written and very funny. For anyone who loves spy novels! Recommended by Claire Weeks

Sushi for Beginners

Marian Keyes

Recommended by Fiona Poole

The Romantic

William Boyd

Recommended by Fiona Poole

All The Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Recommended by Fiona Poole