Books and holidays go together perfectly, and not just for those of us doing the reading. This week, we talk about our favorite stories where the characters are on vacation—a perfect recipe for exploring exotic settings, quenching vicarious wanderlust, romance, adventure, and plenty more!
We also announce the winner our latest giveaway!
Shownotes
Germinal, by Émile Zola, translated by Peter Collier
The Sin of Abbé Mouret, by Émile Zola, translated by Valerie Minogue
A Love Story, by Émile Zola, translated by Helen Constantine
January, by Sara Gallardo, translated by Frances Riddle and Maureen Shaughnessy
The End, by Attila Bartis, translated by Judith Sollosy
Until August, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Anne McLean
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West
Two Sherpas, by Sebastián Martínez Daniell, translated by Jennifer Croft
Not a River, by Sevla Almada, translated by Annie McDermott
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Anthony Briggs
Other Worlds: Peasants, Pilgrims, Spirits, Saints, by Teffi, edited by Robert Chandler
The Fortune of the Rougons, by Émile Zola, translated by Brian Nelson
Can Your Forgive Her?, by Anthony Trollope
Adam Bede, by George Eliot
Middlemarch, by George Eliot
Travels with Charley, by John Steinbeck
A Room with a View, by E.M. Forster
Daisy Miller, by Henry James
My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein
The Story of a New Name, by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein
“Goodbye, My Brother,” by John Cheever
The Fortnight in September, by R.C. Sherriff
Swimming Home, by Deborah Levy
Do Not Become Alarmed, by Maile Meloy
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
Heartstopper, Vol. 3, by Alice Oseman
“The Boundary,” by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim
On Chesil Beach, by Ian McEwan
The Feast, by Margaret Kennedy
Hotel du Lac, by Anita Brookner
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, by Bill Bryson
Notes from a Small Island, by Bill Bryson
The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer
The Talented Mr. Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
A Sport and a Pastime, by James Salter
Other
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Episode 72: Characters on Holiday