BookTrailTravel: Package holidays – October deals
#FridayReads are those little literary packages that are ideal for escapism this weekend. So where do we advise you go this weekend? Well, there’s a few excellent package deals in the shops now and have been very popular this week! Some more than brilliant October destinations to prebook now!
In the window:
Package Deal to India – THE PAGODA TREE
Fly back in time to 17th Century India and step inside a world of wealth, intrigue and a gilded prison. Maya- a young girl is training to become a Hindu temple dancer and serve the royal men she is expected to dance for. Her path in life is mapped out, but her journey and her determination to fly free is what drives the story. When she meets someone, someone unsuitable, danger is what she must face inorder to carry on. Sadly this is no holiday romance advertised, this could change the girl’s future and put her in danger…
Your Guide for this tour – Claire Scobie
Fairyland is closer than you think! – THE COTTINGLEY SECRET
Before the days when Disney Land was just a figment of the imagination, real magic was ocurring in Yorkshire. Two young girls claimed to have seen fairies dancing in the beck at the back of their village. And it became a media sensation. Visitors flocked from all over to try and see the fairies. FAmous people such as the creator of Sherlock Holmes himself tried to investigate the matter. But it was all revealed to be a hoax….or was it? Visitors to Cottingley today will have fun trying to find the mystery for themselves and wear their fairy wings close to the village sign.
Your Guide for this tour – Hazel Gaynor
October Deals
Fly away this October to Antarctica for less than £10! – “Out of the Ice” Departure Date : October 19th
Out of the Ice – When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station, she begins to uncover more than she could ever imagine. Now, the reader will go on the journey with her to see if she returns. The freezing, lonely landscape is one you will find yourself fully immersed in, and chilled by, but what will happen to Laura and is she in this new remote environment too long so that she can’t see clearly? She sees an anguished figure, crying for help…it won’t be you dear reader as this book grips you like the crampons grab the ice.
Your Guide for this tour – Ann Roberts
A gothic house retreat in England -“The Silent Companions” Departure Date : October 5th
Holidaying alone this month? Well, you won’t be alone for long with The Silent Companions! Hope you have nerves of steel though and that the floorboards aren’t that creaky as you will need your wits about you and a torch at the ready. Advised to bring a flask of tea and some candles and matches. Who knows what will happen when you open the covers and dive into this reading experience? And does that picture on the wall have eyes?
Your Guide for this tour – Laura Purcell
