From biographies to love stories, ten names from the world of British luxury share the books they can’t put down this summer
The Things We Do For Love by Alice Peterson
‘My break-away book this summer so far has been Alice Peterson’s dream of a new novel, The Things We Do For Love‘, Kate Shapland, Beauty Editor of the Telegraph Magazine and founder of Legology
Mrs Hemingway by Naomi Wood
‘I am currently on holiday and hugely enjoying ready Mrs Hemingway which explores the loves and losses of Hemingway’s wives’, Photographer Serena Bolton
Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan
‘I bought several copies for friends and they raved about it so I decided to read it myself. I found it particularly fascinating that Stalin’s daughter ended her life in England,’ Jane Churchill, Interior Designer
Down The Kitchen Sink by Beverley Nichols
‘Down the Kitchen Sink details Beverley Nichols’s struggle to cope after his manservant dies, including his quest to acquire skills such as boiling an egg and cleaning his shoes, which naturally, he does with huge melodrama and much (largely unknowing) humour’, William Hanson, The English Manner
Indaba, My Childen by Credo Mutwa
‘My amazing summer read is about African tribal history and legends. It’s also very long so it may well take me all summer!’ Photographer, Matilda Temperley
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
‘An eye-opening read about the sheer power of social media and how it can turn something as simple as an ill-advised tweet into a career-ending disaster’, Alasdair Abrines, Barnard & Westwood
Any Human Heart by William Boyd
‘Entertaining, memorable, and a touching study of the human heart. I couldn’t put it down’, Julia Elliott-Brown, Upper Street
Us by David Nicholls
‘This book is humorous and heartwarming with many unexpected twists along the way. The perfect book in which to immerse yourself during a long, hot summer’, Lucie Lewis, Founder and MD at Beyond Bespoke
The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History by Boris Johnson
‘The author writes exactly as he speaks and as a result makes his subject all the more human without reducing his statesman-like qualities’, Humphrey Butler, jewellery expert
Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky
‘A beautifully presented and illustrated book featuring fifty of the world’s most remote islands, I was given this book by a work colleague and apart from a professional interest on all things island related, I love this book for the charming maps and fascinating short stories which accompany each island, from castaways and ship wrecks to exiles and polar expeditions each island has a story to tell from the past, present or future. I love the fact I can read about one island, make lunch, or help with kids swimming and return an hour, a day or week later. It’s whimsical, fun and romantic.’ James Bell, Turquoise Holidays
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