A book can be the difference between visiting somewhere and properly immersing yourself it. Long before you unpack, the right novel or memoir can tune you into a place: its streets and coastlines, its food and weather, its people and their secrets. So whether you’re bound for a Greek island, a Cornish cove or the French countryside, these are the books to pack alongside your passport…

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The best books according to your holiday destination

Hot Milk by Deborah Levy; One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake; Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier

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