It contains a wide variety of observational and humour-laden poems, like the ones about Helios, the God-like pool attendant, with striking Greek looks and very small...brain.

There's verse about the suffocating heat and shenanigans around the pool and inside the hotal bar. There's the visit to the Flea Market, and just across the sea, reflective poetry about the war that raging between Israel and Lebanon at the time.

Complete with accompanying cartoons, the poems are perfect for stirring the imagination of kids, mums and dads.

Here is one reader's review: "I usually delete books once I have read them, but this one I am definitely keeping. The poems are so beautiful and uplifting, and the language was so easy to understand. Absolutely loved it! "

Here is a sample poem from the book:

desire
pure unadulterated longing
tears at the chest with such force
it seems the soul might leave
just to find relief