Novel Destinations
This book promotion features a selection of novels set in holiday destinations popular with Irish holidaymakers.
Fiction can often create a sense of place
more powerfully than any travel guide. Reading a novel set in a country
that you’re visiting can enhance your appreciation and understanding
of the place,
while being surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of the country
can enrich the story that you are reading. These atmospheric books will
transport readers to their next potential holiday destination or allow
them to relive a previous visit. They enrich the experience of travel
by capturing the spirit of a place and remain with the reader long after
the visit is over.
For those who can only dream of escaping abroad, these novels will transport you from the wild landscapes of Western Australia via the Piazza of Venice and the rural French village of Lansquenet to the streets of New York.
The majority of the novels have been published since 2000 although some earlier novels that capture the spirit of a place particularly well have been included. Some of the novels are translations from the original language.
So whether you are planning your next holiday, reliving a previous one or are content to ‘travel’ from the comfort of your armchair, we hope that these recommended novels will take you there.
See also our promotion Around
the World in 22 Days – a selection of the best in non-fiction
travel writing.
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
Canada
USA
UK
Greece
Australia
Turkey
Germany
