Sara Barnard - Desert Island Books!

 

Today we have a very special blog tour post from Sara Barnard where she shares what books she'd take with her to a desert island! 

My favourite book: Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel. I could read it over and over and not get tired of it. I have a particular love of post-apocalyptic fiction, and this does that with such heart and depth.

The book of my heart: Marlena, by Julie Buntin. This book had a profound effect on me when I first read it a few years ago, and all the times I’ve reread it since. It isn’t a huge bestseller or even a book many people know, but it really feels like a part of my heart.

The book made for a desert island: American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld. This book is wonderful, and also very long. You’d want to have a proper good doorstop for a desert island, I think. 

The YA book: Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein. This is a historical YA about two young women during the second world war, but no words will do justice to what this book is. It’s an utterly beautiful book in so many ways – a perfect companion for a desert island.

The classic: The Sound and the Fury, by William Faulker. This is one of my favourite books of all time, that I first read because I had to, for an American Lit class at university. (I named my own fictional Caddy after the Caddy in this book!) It’s such a dense, complicated book that requires a fair amount of concentration. Perfect for isolation, right? 

Sara's latest book, Something Certain Maybe is now available from all good bookstores and online retailers. 

What books would you take with you to a desert island?