Some good books I'd like to recommend

I like anything by Anne Tyler - her latest is on my list.

I love anything by Margaret Forster.

Tanks bookaddict you have started a really good post. I am an avid reader and was told by the midwife in the labour ward that 'we were here to have a baby not to read books!' But I still read on until the contractions got really going, then I continued reading.

I'm reading and old book about the Mitford sisters, by Jessica Mitford it was recommended by a friend and I thought it polite to have look at it and its quite a good read.
My all time favorites are Margaret Drabble, Margaret Forster and David Lodge, all three as old as I am and I've followed them from the time when we were all in our thirties. I have all their books and have read them all more than twice.

I must look up all the other books mentioned by everyone.

Hello book addict welcome to the forum.Lifting The Latch by Sheila Stewart was written in the 80's, libraries where I live may carry it still but not many others.I Live near Eynsham in Oxfordshire, where Monty the shepherd lived.It's an interesting book, although many people think that Monty embroidered a lot of his stories.Sheila came and gave a talk about her book to my W.I. In about 1990.

Leticia I downloaded The Children's Act a couple of days ago after my brother recommended it - we both like Ian McEwan's writing. It's next on my list to read.

My recommendations from recent reads (I'll list them as links):

In Falling Snow by Mary Rose MacColl A beautiful and moving novel - an elderly widow looks back on her past as a nurse in war-torn France during The Great War.
An Officer and A Spy by Robert Harris A novel following the famous Dreyfus affair, one of the most notorious scandals in French military history.
The Memory of Midnight by Pamela Hartshorne A time-slip novel. An edge of your seat thriller.
The Fault in our Stars by John Green Aimed at the teen/young adult market, but taken up by many older readers.
A Dog's Purpose by W Bruce Cameron I cannot recommend this enough - written from the dog's perspective, taking you through his several incarnations. Sounds daft, but seriously, read it!
Anything by Amanda Prowse
Anything by Diana Chamberlain

I would recommend
Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Children's Act by Ian McEwan
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

I enjoy a good read too but couldn't find 'Brother to the Ox' or 'Lifting the Latch' at my local library - think they were written some time ago. I have however managed to read 'The Belle Fields' by Lora Adams, I got it on the internet through Amazon.co.uk as an ebook (my grandchildren keep me up to date, just) but it is available as a paperback too if you prefer to hold a book in your hands. I love reading historical romances and this story was very addictive, couldn't put it down once I got into it. There were so many unexpected twists and turns and things never seemed to turn out the way I would have expected. A thoroughly good read, hope there's a sequel, this surely can't be the end!
Will be looking for some of the other books mentioned above ready for my hols.

Thanks bookaddict I love reading too. In fact by the looks of things Gransnet is made up of bookworms. Good to have recommendations of things that are't necessarily promoted heavily in the bookshops though. Think so many excellent reads are missed that way. I quite like an author called Susanna Kearsley. She does really good historical time-slip books. Will check out your recommendations.