I almost didn't bother to tell you about this list since I find it intensely yawnsome, but I suppose it's my job... Richard & Judy's Summer Reading list has been announced!
The Outcast - Sadie Jones
The Outcast is about a boy called Lewis - his childhood and adolescence – as he
grows up in the stultifying world of the home counties in the late
forties and fifties.
No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
A thoughtful study of relationship paranoia and an engrossing whodunnit.
East Of The Sun - Julia Gregson
A sweeping historical love story set between Victorian Britain and the Indian Raj.
Down River - John Hart
A son, who left under suspicion of murder, returns to his dysfunctional family after 5 years. 
The Pirate's Daughter - Margaret Cezair-Thompson
An unforgettable story of love and adventure, spanning three decades of Jamaican history.
The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee - Rebecca Miller
A beautifully layered and subtle novel of identity.
Addition - Toni Jordan
We reviewed it here.
The Resurrectionist - James Bradley
A classically claustrophobic Gothic chiller.
[All but one summary from Amazon.co.uk]
I don't know, it all seems a bit worthy to me. I know Richard & Judy have been criticised in the past for dumbing down (which I don't agree with), but this list seems more like a chore list to me (like the Booker and, more and more, the Orange) than a list of summer reading.
I certainly wouldn't choose to take *any* of these books on holiday with me. How about you?
