An uplifting book recommendation please

If your friend likes poetry Donna Ashworth's books are good to dip into. She has recently published a new one called "Wild Hope". Haven't read it yet but it may be worth a look.

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This is when i first discovered how good Audible was whilst in hospital. You can distance yourself from all going on around you ! And it keeps you company during those long nights.

I also think that the audible app and headphones would be a great idea for your friend NanKate. It really helped me when I spent time in hospital, in the way described above.

I loved West With Giraffes.

I enjoyed Where The Crawdads Sing .
When one of my friends was in hospital - I sent her some adult colouring books with pens , which she really appreciated .
Sometimes endless ward noises put her off reading .

Gerald Durrel My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives.

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden. Nature notes throughout the year with her wonderful paintings of plants. Certainly uplifting.

Donna Ashworth - Wild Hope is a lovely poetry book
My husband bought me the Miriam Margolyes biography last year and I loved it - absolutely hilarious. However, I know she is a very "marmite" character and not everyone likes her

The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell. A hilarious account of day to day life in his bookshop. I loved this book. Because of diary format can be picked up anytime.

BladeAnnie I too was rolling about with laughter at the MM book, not to everyone’s taste, I’m now on her second book. When any friends visit I hide the book away 😀

I’m making a list of all the great suggestions here for my own personal reading. 👍