Family fallouts, failing marriages, sunburn, food poisoning ... from Deborah Levy’s hypnotic and disturbing Hot Milk to All In, Claire Powell’s all-inclusive nightmare, Leon Craig looks at the best novels about vile vacations Every summer, we long for a much-needed break from daily life, dreamin...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/11/feel-the-burn-why-holidays-from-hell-make-for-blistering-fiction)

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