Here in the UK it’s the summer holidays for many of us. Children have broken up from school, factory workers are on their annual summer breaks and Parliament is enjoying a summer recess which of course means more reading time for us all.
British MPs have revealed their summer reading choices to The Telegraph and some of the titles chosen might just surprise you.
Jeremy Corbyn
The leader of the Labour Party is spending his summer break reading a book by Svetlana Alexievich. Chernobyl Prayer is a collection of recollections and testimonies from those involved in the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
Owen Smith
Top of Labour Leadership Challenger, Owen’s Summer reading list are the Neapolitan Novels. Written by a mysterious author under the pseudonym Elena Ferrante the four part series follows two girls through their formative years growing up in Naples.
Liam Fox
The International Trade Secretary appears to be doing a little revision during his break with A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World by William Bernstein topping his list, but as a little light relief he has also listed Robert Harris’ Dictator as a summer reading pick.
Nicola Sturgeon
Leader of the SNP, Nicola has a summer of Val McDermid ahead of her, described as a huge fan Out of Bounds is Nicola’s summer reading choice.
Douglas Carswell
The only MP to represent UKIP is reading Sweet Caress by William Boyd; the brilliantly written tale of a woman who refuses to live life of an accessory and is determined to grasp every opportunity presented to her. Even if her father did announce her birth as being that of his first born son, and subsequently attempted to kill her.
Tim Farron
The Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is reading A Wilderness of Mirrors by Mark Meynell. Delving into the historical abuses of trust that have made the modern word cynical of everything presented to it A Wilderness of Mirrors gives us hope, and a reason to learn to trust again.
An interesting and eclectic list from across the political party divide don’t you think.
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