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Is anyone able to recommend a book as good as this please?

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evianers Fri 05-Oct-18 11:11:14

The Miniaturist - set in 18th C. Amsterdam. Wonderfully evocative, especially if you have visited the city. Can thoroughly recommend it. Evian my German student enjoyed reading it in English

Maybelle Fri 05-Oct-18 11:00:48

Really enjoyed the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
There is a companion book. Telling the story from another's viewpoint.
The love song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.
Interesting to read both sides of the story.

Tamayra Fri 05-Oct-18 10:54:59

Harmony House by Ruth Hay
A wonderful story of empowered women Funny & insightful smile

lilahloo Fri 05-Oct-18 10:50:38

I loved A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles - was so sad when I finished it.

GabriellaG Fri 05-Oct-18 10:36:15

It's purely a matter of taste, like food and wine...and many other things.

GabriellaG Fri 05-Oct-18 10:34:47

* Correction. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce.

LuckyFour Fri 05-Oct-18 10:31:28

Didn't like A Man Called Ove, it was silly and unbelievable.
Try one of Robert Galbraith's (J.K. Rowling) Cormoran Strike books, start with the first.

GabriellaG Fri 05-Oct-18 10:27:43

I recently read The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (think that was the title)
A very thought provoking book but not by any means 'heavy going'.
I usually read non-fiction...Russian and American politics and (auto)biographies amongst others on economics.

Greyduster Fri 05-Oct-18 08:43:05

I’ve only read one of John Boyne’s books; ‘The House of Special Purpose’. It was very moving, especially the ending.

Jane10 Fri 05-Oct-18 08:33:17

'A man called Ove' is wonderful as is a sequel 'Britt Marie was here'. I'm sorry I've read them as I'd love to read them again for the first time (if you know what I mean!)

hillwalker70 Fri 05-Oct-18 08:19:47

A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale, or anything by him, he is the most wonderful author.

Alima Fri 05-Oct-18 07:28:14

No, I haven’t not, will look out for it, thank you.

notnecessarilywiser Fri 05-Oct-18 07:26:59

Have you read "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman? My feelings about this echo yours about "The Heart's Invisible Furies", which I'll be reading very soon.

travelsafar Fri 05-Oct-18 07:25:37

There are several books by the same author on Amazon, take a look.

Alima Fri 05-Oct-18 07:21:47

I have just finished “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” by John Boyne. One of those books you don’t want to end. Funny, sad, wonderful. Feel that Cyril Avery is an old friend. Now feeling bereft and cannot find anything I want to read. Help!