Yes, I did just say Christmas! This novel is so beautifully written that I couldn’t include it. It is a must-read and offers a sequel which is just as good for those longer holidays! We see Andy change from a grounded recent graduate to one of the Runway girls who she always said she hated and watch the threads of her life unravel as the threads of her designer clothing slowly get more glamorous.

She quickly realises that working for dragon-lady Miranda Priestly is in no way a stop gap and is a job that “a million girls would dream of”. The story follows Andrea Sachs, a young career driven woman who after obtaining a Journalism degree gets a job at Runway magazine in New York as a stop gap in her career. This fantastic novel became hugely famous back in 2006 when the film adaptation starring Meryl Streep hit our cinema screens, however, the book is even more seductive. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger So, to help you with your summer reading list, here are my top summer reads which go hand in hand with a day in the sun and a cosmopolitan in hand. However, I have found that by and large the very best of these novels seem to take me (sadly in my mind and not in reality) to the busy, buzzing streets of New York City. Instead, I turn to the light-hearted tales of young women such as myself who find themselves in some type of predicament, usually relating to love. I’m sure you will agree, that when you think of chilling out and totally relaxing, a heavy novel full of doom, murder or mystery is not quite what I’m looking for. For me, this means a wonderful week-long chill in a countryside cottage with a selection books to indulge in with an iced G & T, my husband and my dog. For some of us, this might mean a lovely relax in a tropical destination or floating in the pool of a swanky European hotel. It’s getting to that time of year where we are thinking about a lovely break in the sun.

Best books to read 2017 summer