Another Way To Travel This Summer! The 4 shortlisted Summer Reads this year are: “Three Days in June” by Anne Tyler (U.S.) follows Gail Baines, a socially awkward woman whose life unravels just as her daughter’s wedding approaches. Over the course of three days, Gail loses her job, unexpectedly reunites with her ex-husband Max, and faces a family crisis when troubling news surfaces about the … Continue reading Summer Reads 2026
“Desertion” by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania) Abdulrazak Gurnah’s seventh novel “Desertion” transports the reader to East Africa with an exciting and captivating story that portrays a continent in upheaval through the lives of its characters. The first part is set in a small coastal town near Mombasa in 1899. Early one morning, Hassanali, a local shopkeeper, sets out for the mosque, but he never gets there, … Continue reading Best Summer Read 2005 – Desertion
