For Crying Out Loud! Jeremy Clarkson’s Book Tops a Poll of The Hottest Holiday Reads of All Time

LONDON, August 20 /PRNewswire/ — Forget the murder, mystery and romance,

Jeremy Clarkson’s book has topped a poll of Britons’ favourite beach reads of
all time. The outspoken Top Gear presenter’s book For Crying Out Loud has
been voted as the number one beach read of all time beating off competition
from blockbusters including Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code and classics such as

Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. More than 7,000 Britons voted for their
favourite beach read in an online poll compiled by Teletext Holidays and
Penguin. Chick lit queen Marian Keyes came in at number two with her
bestselling paperback This Charming Man followed by modern classic The Beach
by Alex Garland, which was turned into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

    "Books and the beach go hand in hand so we wanted to find out what makes
the perfect pageturner for the sun-lounger. The list has thrown up a few
surprises - we never though Jeremy Clarkson would come out on top. But his
book had an overwhelming response and definitely got the male vote. Female
readers opted for a varied mix of comedy, murder, classics and feel-good
romance which proves that people have different ideas about what they pack in
their suitcase," said Victoria Sanders, Teletext Holidays' managing director.
"

    The top 30 beach reads of all time are:

    1.  For Crying Out Loud - Jeremy Clarkson
    2.  This Charming Man - Marian Keyes
    3.  The Beach - Alex Garland
    4.  The Beach House - Jane Green
    5.  Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
    6.  The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
    7.  The Lighthouse - PD James
    8.  High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
    9   Getting Rid of Matthew - Jane Fallon
    10. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian - Marina Lewycka
    11. The Island - Victoria Hislop
    12. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
    13. Twilight - Stephanie Meyer
    14. The Secret History - Donna Tartt
    15. Gypsy - Lesley Pearse
    16. Devil May Care - Sebastian Faulks
    17. PS I Love You - Cecilia Aherne
    18. Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell
    19. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez
    20. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
    21. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
    22. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
    23. White Teeth - Zadie Smith
    24. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
    25. Until its Over - Nicci French
    26. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
    27. The Rotters Club - Jonathan Coe
    28. Company of Liars - Karen Maitland
    29. Lolita - Vladimir Nobokov
    30. The Believers - Zoe Heller

For the full list and more author favourites visit
http://www.teletextholidays.co.uk/penguin

SOURCE Teletext Ltd