Our favourite books to curl up with at Brook Cottage in the summer

Summer at Brook Cottage Shepherd Huts means long evenings outside, fire pit nights that stretch past eleven o'clock, and mornings that arrive early and bright over the fields. The wildlife lake catches the light in a way that makes it hard to go inside, and the views towards the mountains on a clear summer's day are the kind that stop you mid-sentence.

The reading for summer should have range. Some days you'll want something you can put down easily when the sun comes out. Others - the slow, golden afternoons  - call for something more absorbing. Here are five books that between them cover the full spectrum of a summer stay.

• One Day by David Nicholls. Follows two people on the same day each year across two decades - funny, warm, sad and very hard to put down. Ideal for a long afternoon on the deck with something cold to drink. If you've seen the series, read the book anyway; Nicholls writes with a precision and wit that rewards the slower pace.

  
  

• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. A butler drives through the English countryside reflecting on his life, his choices, and the things he told himself didn't matter. Ishiguro's prose is so quiet and controlled that the emotional weight builds almost without your noticing. There is something about reading it on a long summer afternoon - the light beginning to soften, the day slowing down - that makes it feel exactly right.

  
  

• The Beekeeper's Promise by Fiona Valpy. Set in the Dordogne valley across two timelines - wartime France and the present day, The Beekeeper's Promise follows two women whose lives are shaped by the same landscape. Warm, absorbing and deeply evocative of place. The kind of novel that makes you want to sit outside with a glass of something and read until it's finished.

• Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson. Bryson's affectionate farewell tour of Britain before returning to America - funny, warm and deeply fond of this country in all its peculiarity. Given that you're staying on one of its most quietly distinctive peninsulas, it has a particular resonance. Very easy to read in long stretches and guaranteed to make you feel good about where you are.

• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation writes about plants, indigenous knowledge, and our relationship with the natural world. It's a book that changes the way you look at the landscape around you - and the landscape around Brook Cottage rewards that kind of attention. Best read slowly, in sections, with the door open.

When the book can wait, the Llŷn Peninsula rewards exploration. Some of the finest beaches and hiking trails in Wales are within easy reach. These are castles and coastal villages, headlands and bays galore. And you return each evening to genuine quiet, whether you've been out all day adventuring or simply relaxing on a beach.

Each of our five luxury shepherd huts has its own wood burner, en-suite bathroom, private outdoor space and BBQ - everything you need to make a full day of staying put. Two of our huts, Joan and Angharad, are dog-friendly, so dogs are very much welcome to make the most of the summer with you.

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