Newport’s library service has come up with some hot tips for holiday reads this summer.
Did you know that if every resident in the city bought three books to take away on holiday with them the total bill would be more than £2 million and if they all purchased a travel guide it would cost £1,400,000?
But these could be borrowed for free from the city’s libraries which have a wide range of travel guides and phrase books as well as novels set in popular destinations.
An adult can take out up to 20 items and get a holiday extension if the books are due back during the time they are away. They can also be renewed over the phone or online.
Here are some suggestions from the service for some apt holiday reading.
Spain
C J Sansom “Winter in Madrid”
Francesca Kay “An equal stillness”
And Artur Perez Reverte novels
France
H. E. Bates “Fair stood the wind for France”
Stephen Clark “Dial m for merde”
And novels by Cara Black for Parisian crime
Italy
Sarah Dunant “Sacred hearts”
Holly Chamberlin “Tuscan holiday”
And Donna Leon and Michael Dibdin novels
America (Florida)
Colin Bateman “Driving Big Davie”
Zoey Dean “Privileged”
And novels by Carl Hiaasen and Ernest Hemingway
Turkey
Chris Manby “Seven sunny days”
C. S. Forester “Hornblower and the Atropos”
And novels by Barbara Nadel
Greece
Tobias Hill “The hidden”
Chris Kuzneski “The lost throne”
And novels by Mary Renault
To find out about joining the library telephone 01633 656656 or visit www.newport.gov.uk/libraries
