Sunbathing is one of those pastimes that the idea of is more alluring than the reality. Within minutes, I’m boiling hot, and sweat is collecting in all my creases. I’m twitchy and itchy and bursting to get up. No book is captivating enough to hold me hostage on my lounger. No, me I’d rather walk the beach, swim in the sea, and admire the sunbathers.

