Written by
Lottie Murphy
10 Short Summer Books To Read in One Sitting
By short read, I mean a book under 250 pages, and this is the length of book I love to pick up when I need to get back into a reading groove. It's perfect to slip into your tote bag to read in the park or at the beach this summer, allowing you to gobble these up in one sitting or over a sunny weekend. You’ll get the satisfaction of finishing a book, switch off from the world around you, and be ready for more adventures in the pages of another book.
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By short read, I mean a book under 250 pages, and this is the length of book I love to pick up when I need to get back into a reading groove.
It's perfect to slip into your tote bag to read in the park or at the beach this summer, allowing you to gobble these up in one sitting or over a sunny weekend.
You’ll get the satisfaction of finishing a book, switch off from the world around you, and be ready for more adventures in the pages of another book.
1) Splinters: A Memoir by Leslie Jamison - 232 pages
A memoir on motherhood, divorce and work from a honest voice.
2) Swimming Home by Deborah Levy - 165 pages
Set in a summer villa over a week. Topics include depression.
3) A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro - 183 pages
Strange, slow and disturbing. What Kazuo Ishiguro does best.
4) Fast by the Horns by Moses McKenzie - 210 pages
1980, Bristol. Written by a young new novelist.
5) We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - 242 pages
A page turning thriller. Easy read. Being made into a series currently.
6) Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson - 145 pages
A poetic intimate love story.
7) The Vegetarian by Han Kang - 188 pages
A young woman ceases to eat meat. A little weird, intense.
8) The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante - 188 pages
The depiction of one woman who is left by her husband. We witness her pain and rage.
9) Assembley by Natasha Brown - 112 pages
Powerful story of a young Black British professional, living in London.
10) The Waves by Virginia Wolf - 188 pages
A classic. Virginia Wolf explores universal topics that are as present today as they were in the 1930s.
Written by
Lottie Murphy
9 Feb, 2026
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