What do you think?
Rate this book
Return to Paradise: A gripping jet-set suspense from the Sunday Times Bestseller
Some memories last a lifetime. Some secrets should stay buried.A brand new glamorous mystery from the Sunday Times bestseller!
In 2000, four backpackers - Ruth, Claire, Jez, and Max - meet on the sun-drenched shores of Kulap Beach, Thailand. Their gap year travels are supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime, but when a fellow traveller is washed up on the shore, their dream turns into a nightmare.
Twenty-five years later, Max is a wildly successful tech entrepreneur, and he invites his old friends for an unforgettable 50th birthday celebration at one of Thailand’s most luxurious resorts - in Kalup Beach.
As the four friends return to paradise, old footprints are uncovered in the sand and one thing becomes the past is never truly washed away - and this time, it might just be their undoing.
Fans of The Beach and The White Lotus will love this sexy, gripping dual-timeline drama about the weight of secrets, the bonds of friendship, and how we all carry the past with us.
"Tasmina takes you to the most glamorous corners of the globe. while keeping you on the edge of your seat" - Glamour
In 2000, four backpackers - Ruth, Claire, Jez, and Max - meet on the sun-drenched shores of Kulap Beach, Thailand. Their gap year travels are supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime, but when a fellow traveller is washed up on the shore, their dream turns into a nightmare.
Twenty-five years later, Max is a wildly successful tech entrepreneur, and he invites his old friends for an unforgettable 50th birthday celebration at one of Thailand’s most luxurious resorts - in Kalup Beach.
As the four friends return to paradise, old footprints are uncovered in the sand and one thing becomes the past is never truly washed away - and this time, it might just be their undoing.
Fans of The Beach and The White Lotus will love this sexy, gripping dual-timeline drama about the weight of secrets, the bonds of friendship, and how we all carry the past with us.
"Tasmina takes you to the most glamorous corners of the globe. while keeping you on the edge of your seat" - Glamour
480 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 21, 2025
95 people are currently reading
44 people want to read
About the author
Tasmina Perry
44 books506 followers"Tasmina Perry left a career in law for the more glamorous world of women’s magazine journalism.
She has written on celebrity and style for many national magazines including Marie−Claire‚ Glamour and Heat and was most recently Deputy Editor of InStyle magazine. She has also found time to launch her own travel and fashion magazine Jaunt. All of her four novels have been Sunday Times best-sellers and her books have been published in seventeen countries.
She lives in Surrey with her husband and son." (Source: http://www.tasminaperry.com/the-autho...)
She also writes under the pseudonym J.L. Butler and with her husband John Perry under the pseudonym Mia James.
She has written on celebrity and style for many national magazines including Marie−Claire‚ Glamour and Heat and was most recently Deputy Editor of InStyle magazine. She has also found time to launch her own travel and fashion magazine Jaunt. All of her four novels have been Sunday Times best-sellers and her books have been published in seventeen countries.
She lives in Surrey with her husband and son." (Source: http://www.tasminaperry.com/the-autho...)
She also writes under the pseudonym J.L. Butler and with her husband John Perry under the pseudonym Mia James.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
August 23, 2025
I cannot believe how many grammatical errors and spelling mistakes were in this book. It put me off sadly
August 27, 2025
I don't understand why there are so many errors in this book? the story was great but the amount of errors was really off putting.
August 31, 2025
Appalling errors throughout
The story became secondary to the ridiculous amount of grammatical and other errors in this book. Words missed out on every other page, ‘too’ used instead of ‘to’ multiple times, ‘sort’ instead of ‘sought’ and so on. Wouldn’t get this many errors from a ten year old.
Can’t believe a major publisher would put this out. Feel very let down paying money for this.
The story became secondary to the ridiculous amount of grammatical and other errors in this book. Words missed out on every other page, ‘too’ used instead of ‘to’ multiple times, ‘sort’ instead of ‘sought’ and so on. Wouldn’t get this many errors from a ten year old.
Can’t believe a major publisher would put this out. Feel very let down paying money for this.
October 13, 2025
Disappointing book from an author I like. The first half was slow and dull. It improved in the second half and the ending was good. The characters were, on the whole, not very likeable and only Ruth and Jez were more than one dimensional. The book needed tighter editing and to be pacier to hold the reader's interest.
September 1, 2025
Highly Recommended
Tasmina Perry is a brilliant novelist. I love all her stories. And Return To Paradise does not disappoint. I was totally immersed, couldn't put the book down. Great characters and plot. Wonderful!
Tasmina Perry is a brilliant novelist. I love all her stories. And Return To Paradise does not disappoint. I was totally immersed, couldn't put the book down. Great characters and plot. Wonderful!
September 8, 2025
No spoiler here but it is an easy and relaxing read for me. I like some of the characters and because I am also based in Thailand, it makes it quite fun and the sayings in the book about Thailand is very true.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews