Summer reading season is upon us, and June’s new releases arrive with the kind of line-up that makes you want to clear your diary and find a sunny spot to settle in with a book. There are heavyweight literary names returning with much-anticipated new novels – including Ann Patchett and Maggie O’Farrell – alongside escapist pleasures of a different kind, not least a gorgeous, sun-soaked novel from Andrew Sean Greer that feels tailor-made for holiday reading. Here’s our pick of the best…
Whistler by Ann Patchett; Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer; Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Whistler by Ann Patchett
A woman in her mid fifties runs into the beloved stepfather who disappeared from her life when she was still a child, sending her and her sister back through buried memories. No-one does effortless storytelling quite like this Women’s Prize-winning author.
Bloomsbury, £20
