Daisy's Beach Reads: I Cried on my Sunlounger

About this episode

Daisy Buchanan shares a selection of emotional beach reads that are sure to make you cry.

It's the final episode of our Beach Reads series and we're finishing style... and snot. As this week Daisy has selected a collection of books designed to have you blubbing in your deckchair and drying your tears with a towel. These are titles with a passionate edge, a tragic element or just a feeling of sheer joy that will have you reaching for your hankie as fellow beachgoers worry about your emotional state. Discover more about the titles mentioned at our Bookshop.org shop . Find out more about Daisy's upcoming live events at her Creative Confidence Clinic. BOOKS Jack London - Call of the Wild Emily Henry - Beach Read AJ Pearce - Dear Mrs Bird Hanya Yanagihara - A Little Life Gabrielle Zevin - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Laurie Colwin - Happy All the Time Daisy Buchanan - Read Yourself Happy Daisy Buchanan - Pity Party Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Daisy Buchanan

Topics covered

• beach reads
• emotional books
• summer reading
• literature
• book recommendations

Keywords

• beach reads
• emotional books
• Jack London
• Emily Henry
• AJ Pearce

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Call of the Wild, Beach Read, Dear Mrs Bird, A Little Life, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Happy All the Time, Read Yourself Happy, Pity Party

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