Our Rough Guide to Holiday Reading: Match Your Book With Your Destination!

As we head deep into the heart of the holiday season, there are two things on everyone's mind: 'Can I fit into that swim costume?' and 'Which book should I take?'

Okay - we can't help you with the first, but we can certainly assist with the second! Instead of grabbing the latest bestseller - why not try savouring the same sights and sounds which inspired the author or walk down the same streets and sample the same food and drink as the characters in your book...

We've picked 5 of the most popular holiday destinations, and have selected books to match each destination.

Spain - 'The Angel's Game' is a haunting tale of an abandoned mansion in the heart of Barcelona with secrets to tell or try 'Captain Alatriste' - already a bestseller in its original Spanish, set in Madrid in the 1620s, it tells of the swashbuckling adventures of Captain Alatriste, narrated by his young page boy and personal servant.

Caribbean - 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' - the story of one family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back again! 'The White Woman on the Green Bicycle', an unforgettable love story brimming with politics and passion, hope and despair, set over fifty years in Trinidad. 'The Long Song' telling the story of Jamaican slavery.

Greece - if you're off to the island of Cephallonia, then try one of our all-time favourites, the modern classic 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' set during the island's occupation in World War 2. 'Fugitive Pieces' by Anne Michaels set in Zakynthos during the same period. Also 'My Family and Other Animals' set in Corfu

America - Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird America. Travel writer extraordinaire Bill Bryson with his 'Made in America'. The hilarious and tragic family saga from John Irving 'The Hotel New Hampshire' which follows the anything but conventional Berry family in their attempt to open and run a hotel.

France - 'Perfume' a gothic tale of murder in 18th-century Paris, or seek refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, in Joanne Harris' 'The Lollipop Shoes'.

Taking a chance on the weather and staying at home? - stay-cations have never been more popular, so if you're camping or caravanning, then why not try Richard Hammons' 'A Short History of Caravans'. If you're hoping for a hot summer in Norfolk then a must read is the classic 'The Go-Between'. Or how about the quirky offbeat 'Adventures on the High Teas: In Search of Middle England'.

With all books just £3.75 - you'll have plenty cash left for your tapas or meze!