Desert Island Books

By Luke Milne

Imagine this, you’re stranded on a desert island, boredom is rife and your hunger is burning. You can only choose one book to keep you entertained, one that you would have to read over and over. What would yours be?, While you’re thinking it through here are some ideas from professional writers and avid readers from Cumbria who have chosen their survival book: 

“I would pick ‘Walk this Way’, the autobiography of the rock band Aerosmith. Mainly because it’s so thick you forget about stuff in it so you can keep reading it and finding stuff new.”
Sarah Cowen, Illustration

“My desert island book would be ‘Something Blue’ by Emily Giffin. I find it heart-warming and sensitive, humorous and I can see elements of my personality in the main character.”
Jess Copley, Journalism

“’The Third Policeman’,because it's pro-bably crazy enough to accompany me as I slowly go insane from lack of contact with the outside world.”
Richard Hanking, Creative Writing