Let yourself be whisked away to palm-tree breezes & bustling foreign cities with this selection of armchair travel books.

Travel Memoirs to Inspire Wanderlust,

Abroad in Japan by Chris Broad
 Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most complex cultures.
Into Iraq by Michael Palin
 Peppered throughout with his trademark warmth and wry humour, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a wonderful and rare insight into Iraq in all its extraordinary variety.
Landlines by Raynor Winn
 Chronicling her journey across Great Britain with trademark luminous prose, Raynor maps not only the physical terrain, but captures the collective consciousness of a country facing an uncertain path ahead.
See you in the Piazza by Frances Mayes
 Frances Mayes introduces us to the Italy only the locals know, as she and her husband, Ed, eat and drink their way through fifteen regions - from Friuli to Sardinia.

Enter diverse destinations through fiction,

The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
 'This charming fable is at once a love story that skips through six centuries, and also a love song to the timeless craft of glassmaking. Chevalier probes the fierce rivalries and enduring loyalties of Murano's glass dynasties, capturing the roar of the furnace, the sweat on the skin, and the glittering beauty of Venetian glass.' - Geraldine Brooks
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
 'Combining the richness of myth with razor-sharp observation of contemporary life, When We Were Birds marks the emergence of a distinctive and powerful voice' - Pat Barker
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
 'Magnificent in every way. War, desire, vengeance, politics - Shelley Parker-Chan has perfectly measured each ingredient' - Samantha Shannon
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
 'This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all- an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you'll never see coming. A must-read.' - Richard Osman

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