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July 2020 | REDONLINE.CO.UKMUMBAI, INDIA
Meet Me In Bombay
by Jenny Ashcroft
The colourful and swelteringly hot
Bombay of 1914 forms the backdrop
for this book, which, at its heart,
is a story about love and loss. Lyrical
and sweeping, this is the kind of
historical fiction that makes you forget
this isn’t actually a world you’ve
ever experienced.
LOS ANGELES,
USA
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The hugely fun novel about fame,
music and friendship had everyone
talking when it was published last
year. Visit (or revisit) it now to
experience 1970s LA’s glorious
rock ‘n’ roll scene, while dreaming
about boulevards and beaches.SINGAPORE
Ponti by Sharlene Teo
Singapore feels like a character itself
in Teo’s sublime debut about threewomen and their evolving relationship
over the course of several decades.
Ponti explores friendship, memory
and regret, and slips you right into
a shimmering South East Asia.CAPE TOWN,
SOUTH AFRICA
The Woman Next Door
by Yewande Omotoso
Cape Town residents Hortensia and
Marion are neighbours in a lifelong
feud until an unforeseen event brings
them together. A brilliant book
by a prize-winning writer,
The Woman Next Door brings the
vibrant South African city to life.MALLORCA, SPAIN
The Vacationers
by Emma Straub
We adore Straub for her smart
and funny writing, and The
Vacationers is one of her best. It’s a
novel about a dysfunctional New York
family heading for a two-week trip
to the Spanish island. What could
possibly go wrong?BANGKOK AND
BEYOND, THAILAND
The Beach by Alex Garland
A young English backpacker
explores the jewel of South East Asia
in this riveting read (which was
adapted into a memorable film
starring Leonardo DiCaprio and
directed by Danny Boyle).
Descriptions of palm trees and white
sand will make you lust after paradise- until things start to turn sour for our
hero, when you’ll feel grateful for the
comfort of your home.
MONTEGO BAY,
JAMAICA
Here Comes The Sun
by Nicole Dennis-Benn
We tore through this engrossing tale,
which is set among Montego Bay’s
famous resorts and tropical beaches,
when it was published in 2016. Here
Comes The Sun explores the sinister side
of tourism through the eyes of three
brilliant local women, and Dennis-Benn
captures the rhythm and beat of
Jamaica with extraordinary skill.