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Instead of a holiday: Italy

Curated by

Sam Drew

Where shall we go today?

While the world deals with the pandemic, many aspects of our normal lives are on hold. Holidays in 2020 are likely to be difficult or impossible. With than in mind, we’ve put together a series of ‘instead of a holiday’ book lists. These lists contain novels with a sense of atmosphere and setting to imaginatively transport you to places you can’t currently get to, as well as travel and history writing to provide that all-important cultural engagement.

First up, Italy!

Get 15% off when you buy all the books on the list

All books on this list £113.92 £95.97

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  • Happiness, As Such
    Natalia Ginzburg, Minna Proctor
    £9.99
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  • Grove
    Esther Kinsky, Caroline Schmidt
    £12.99
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  • We Are Family
    Fabio Bartolomei, Antony Shugaar
    £12.99
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  • Venice, An Interior
    Javier Marias
    £5.00
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  • The Madonna of The Mountains
    Elise Valmorbida
    £8.99
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  • The Beauty and the Terror
    Catherine Fletcher
    £25.00
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  • What Hell Is Not
    Alessandro D'Avenia, Jeremy Parzen
    £8.99
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  • Soul of the Border
    Matteo Righetto, Howard Curtis
    £9.99
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  • The Beautiful Summer
    Cesare Pavese, Elizabeth Strout
    £7.99
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  • Rome: A History in Seven Sackings
    Matthew Kneale
    £10.99
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