Just booked an all inclusive trip to Mexico for the end of next month. I'm very excited but I have always done city break type holidays in the past. Never done the whole just lounging on the beach/by the pool thing before. We'll have our 2 year old daughter in tow so will doubtless spend a lot of time having fun with her in the pool etc. but I'm hoping to get at least a few hours of solid horizontal time.
Much to the disappointment of my librarian mother, I'm not a big literature person so I'm looking for some book recommendations from the well read of Charlton Life. Maybe one fiction, one non fiction, possibly football related. Nothing to heavy going so I can follow it despite getting distracted every few minutes and half-cut much of the time, but not too trashy either, and short enough I can likely finish at least one of them in a week. If I do read (okay I admit it, listen to an audiobook) I usually go for fantasy or historical novels. A favourite of mine are the Bernard Cornwell Saxon Stories and I know there was a new one of those out last year that I haven't read so that is a possibility.
Any suggestions gratefully received.
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To put bluntly, you need eyes up yer arse.
You'll come back more tired than you went, stressed, skint.
Your daughter will love it though.
Would also recommend Conn Iggulden for Historical Fiction, he's written series on Julius Caesar / Genghis Khan and more recently the War of the Roses. Also Robyn Young is another good author who has done two trilogies; One covering the Crusades (the last one) and the second on Robert the Bruce
To be honest, any of his older books.
Really feared that the Last Kingdom was going to go the same way but its been excellent so far in both acting / casting along with staying true to the storyline from the books... Its just a shame they almost appear to be rushing through the series (Although each Sharpe book got a single two hour slot whereas each Saxon book is getting about four one hour slots).
For a fast paced crime thriller Simon Kernick has done some great stuff.
Never read it but read on here people raving about Gary Nelson's autobiography being better than average.
MikeTyson's autobiography is good if not a little frustrating at him keep repeating the same mistakes. A great insight into the mind of a boxing legend and complex man.
Consider getting a kindle as they're brilliant for many reasons and great for holidays/ bedtime reading/ on the plane etc with millions of books at the click of a button and also suggests stuff you may like etc.
I know it's not what you asked for, but I would consider something like Agatha Christie (particularly the short stories collections - Poirot's Early Cases, Parker Pyne Investigates or The Mysterious Mr Quin (I think)), she's easy to read.
Football book/Fiction .. 'January Window' .. Phillip Kerr .. entertaining 'mystery' surrounding a major (fictitious) London F C