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Now that summer is nearly here, it\u2019s getting time to plan your poolside reading. Here are five that can let your mind drift while soaking up some sun.<\/p>\n
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Celebrate the glorious last days of summer with The All-Night Sun <\/em>by Diane Zinna, a stunning debut novel that explores the depth of grief and the intensity of young adult female friendships. Lauren Cress, a twenty-eight-year-old adjunct English professor at a small college, has been mired in grief since the deaths of her parents ten years ago. She copes with her loss by taking refuge in her work, leaving her personal life to suffer. Her charismatic eighteen-year-old student, Siri, draws her into her orbit, and they strike up an unlikely and inappropriate friendship. Siri\u2019s life seems to hold parallels to her own, and as the school year progresses their intense friendship becomes Lauren\u2019s only escape from her loneliness and depression. When the year is almost out, Siri extends an invitation to go back to Sweden with her to celebrate Midsommar.<\/p>\n Once there, Lauren is drawn to Siri\u2019s older brother Magnus, and in response, Siri reveals a side of herself Lauren didn\u2019t know she had: one that\u2019s spiteful and even cruel. The climactic Midsommar\u2019s eve is both heartbreaking and cathartic as Lauren comes to terms with the parts of her past she\u2019d forgotten. The All-Night Sun<\/em>\u00a0is a beautifully written, character-driven study on loneliness, grief, and the limits of memory, and Diane Zinna\u2019s meticulous research on Sweden and her poetic turns of phrase shine on every page.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capitalbooksonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/paris_good_idea.jpeg” title_text=”paris_good_idea” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”BUY PAPERBACK” button_url=”https:\/\/store.capitalbooksonk.com\/?q=h.reports.iv&eisbn=UPeceejxZgfYgYtlsk-Flg” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Take a whirlwind European vacation with protagonist Chelsea Martin in Paris is Always a Good Idea<\/em> by Jenn McKinlay, as she attempts to recapture the last time she was truly happy. The twenty-seven-year-old nonprofit worker has buried herself in work since her mother died of cancer seven years ago, and her father\u2019s decision to remarry provides a wake-up call that she needs to do something to get out of her slump. She decides to relive her gap year vacation and try to rekindle the romances she had along the way: will the Irish Colin, French Jean-Claude, or Italian Marcelino be the one to bring happiness back to her life? It certainly couldn\u2019t be her irritating coworker Jason. Written with sparkling humor and beautiful descriptions, Paris is Always a Good Idea<\/em>\u00a0is a breezy, enjoyable story with relatable characters.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capitalbooksonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/want.jpeg” title_text=”want” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”BUY HARDCOVER” button_url=”https:\/\/store.capitalbooksonk.com\/?q=h.reports.iv&eisbn=pAG4rDFNcoxysWvDsvLTsg” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”PRE-ORDER PAPERBACK (7\/6)” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Want: A Novel<\/em> by Lynn Steger Strong offers an unflinching look at the precariousness of the middle-class dream in America through the eyes of 34-year-old Elizabeth, wife, mother of two young girls, and teacher and part-time adjunct professor. She and her husband, an investment banker-turned-artisanal woodworker, live in a cramped apartment and have begun proceedings to file for bankruptcy. Meanwhile, a childhood friend she\u2019s mostly lost touch with over the years has come back into her life, stirring up old feelings as Sasha, her friend, is dealing with a crisis of her own. Want<\/em>\u00a0is sharp and unapologetic in its examination of womanhood, privilege, and the so-called \u2018middle-class\u2019 of America, one drowning in debt and quietly trying to survive. The present tense gives it an almost confessional feel, and the story is one that will linger with the reader long after they put it down.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capitalbooksonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/aunt-who-wouldnt-die.jpeg” title_text=”aunt-who-wouldnt-die” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”BUY HARDCOVER” button_url=”https:\/\/store.capitalbooksonk.com\/?q=h.reports.iv&eisbn=kQHiZI37AAsFO16gGsIgZA” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”PRE-ORDER PAPERBACK (7\/6)” button_url=”https:\/\/store.capitalbooksonk.com\/?q=h.reports.iv&eisbn=kQHiZI37AAvZzw03TyCi4w” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n In The Aunt Who Wouldn\u2019t Die <\/em>by Bengali author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, originally published in 1993, three women deal with the decline of their once-wealthy house in their own way. 18-year-old Somlata, newly married to her handsome, 32-year-old \u201cblissfully unemployed\u201d husband, learns it\u2019s now her job to encourage him to find work. But when the bitter old matriarch of the family, Aunt Pishima, dies, her spirit decides to linger\u2014and sticks around to offer Somlata some very unhelpful advice. Somlata has her own ideas for how to save the family from financial ruin, however, and they don\u2019t involve over-salting the food or having an affair. And Somlata\u2019s daughter, Boshon, is the face of the family\u2019s future as a modern, fiercely feminist teenager. There are plenty of twists and lots of laughter to be had in this short novel, and it\u2019s a story that will move and entertain in equal measure.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capitalbooksonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/book-of-names.jpeg” title_text=”book-of-names” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”BUY HARDCOVER” button_url=”https:\/\/store.capitalbooksonk.com\/?q=h.reports.iv&eisbn=rPCoGQ_-yAXaVc9MJap7uQ” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_text=”PRE-ORDER PAPERBACK (5\/25)” button_url=”https:\/\/store.capitalbooksonk.com\/?q=h.reports.iv&eisbn=rPCoGQ_-yAWFjOIEIzI-sg” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n In The Book of Lost Names<\/em> by Kristin Harmel, Eva Traube is a semi-retired librarian living a quiet life in Florida until the day she spots a photograph in a magazine while shelving books. It\u2019s a photograph of a book she\u2019s intimately familiar with, one that\u2019s currently part of an exhibit in Berlin\u2019s Zentral- und Landesbibliothek library. She must summon the courage to face old ghosts and revisit her past as a World War II forger and code-writer to help the children she smuggled to safety reclaim their names and identities. The story switches seamlessly from present to past, and explores an aspect of World War II that is often overlooked in fiction. The love story between Eva and R\u00e9my, her forger partner, is touching and well-developed, and despite the characters often having different names due to the story\u2019s premise, there\u2019s little confusion. The Book of Lost Names<\/em> is well-researched and touching, and the plot will pull you along and keep you guessing at times.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-100px||||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Whether you let loose with Lauren, travel with Chelsea, or discover new definitions of cleverness and bravery with Somlata and Eva, one of these books is sure to satisfy your need for fall escapism. \u2014 Kate<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now that summer is nearly here, it\u2019s getting time to plan your poolside reading. 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