Books to read during self-isolation

I have just finished “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins on audio. Absolutely gripping. It certainly makes me feel how fortunate I have been to live in peacetime in a safe society. The Audible version is terrific especially for pronunciation of the sprinklings of Spanish.

For something gentler I enjoyed “Olive Again” sequel to “Olive Kitteridge” which takes us into Olive’s old age.( Elizabeth Proust)

Another vote for the audible version of Where the Crawdads sing by Delia Owen .

Stunning book and narration. My book of the year so far .

The House between the Tides by Sarah Maine.
It is set in the Hebrides on a tiny bit of land that is cut off completely at high tide. The action moves back and forth .Some of it happens in 1910 and some in 2010. It is a murder mystery but so much more than that. Both the plot and the characterisation are good.

I love Agatha Christie books and have read and re read most! Love the Miss Marple books, Bertram's Hotel my favourite.

Another vote for The Salt Path by Raynor Winn, and Any Human Heart by William Boyd. Have not long read Love is Blind by William Boyd which was almost as good as Any Human Heart.
Have just finished, for book group, Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie. It's non fiction - a collection of essays about her travels and working on archaeological digs. It was read on Radio 4, and I felt compelled to listen, but then missed most of it.. An ideal lockdown book. I feel that I have travelled with her.
I love the Shardlake books by C.J.Sansom and have Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and The Light in my sights. The first two of this Thomas Cromwell series were awesome.
If you like a timeslip novel I have enjoyed all those by Susanna Kearsley.
Thanks for all the recommendations. Book heaven.

Might have said this before, but it's worth repeating, and anyway the title's apt for today - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Love In the Time of Cholera - a love story stretching over 50+years where the couple meet,part,marry others,then finally get back together again in old age..
Have loved it for years

That sounds like my kind of book Greenfinch I’ve just downloaded it into my kindle.

Has anyone mentioned Anne Tyler? Love her books...OH says 'nothing happens', but that's what everyday life is like!

Why not try out a new writer, much acclaimed. She is Beth Morrey and her debut novel is Saving Missy (Harper Collins). It's right in there for GNetters. Google or look up reviews on Amazon. Too good to miss, it's a touching tale of how surprise friendship can overcome loneliness and isolation. Inspiring and beautifully written

I absolutely love this thread and making notes as we speak. I have been reading a lot of Agatha Christie. I am also reading a lot of Calculus books especially primers as I have begun tutoring again for some extra income. I taught my grandkids for a while and thought as someone with a Mathematics degree, I could surely tutor more people. Figuring online platforms now.

Definitely second reading 'Gone with the Wind'. First read it when I was 14/15 and loved it ever since.
Recently read 'The Choke' by Sophie Laguna
'The Nowhere Child' by Christian White
'The Last Voyage of Mrs. Henry Parker' by Joanna Neil and any of Liz Byrski's books

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I'm just reading "Between the Stops; The View of My Life"
by Sandi Toksvig. For anyone interested in the history of London it's wonderful. It's also about Sandi's life and is very
funny. She's a genius.
Also, anything at all by Bill Bryson, another genius.

I'm over halfway through the second volume of a book which has been on my shelf for a few years now and I'm trawling through it, "Les Miserables" which is probably one of the 'heaviest' books I've ever attempted. The author goes off at tangents for whole sections - the first about the Battle of Waterloo is interesting, but others aren't so much (although they set the scene) and I must admit that I've skimmed these as they do nothing to drive the plot forward.

Many an agent would say, "Mr Hugo, we need to edit." I'll choose something lighter for my next choice.

I am reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell if you have finished all the Hilary Mantel books it is a good one to read. Hamnet was Will Shakespeares son.
The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia.
I have also been re reading some of the old Alexander McCall Smith Philosophy Club books.

Just finished the 3rd volume of Margaret Atwood's Orris and Crake trilogy. It's a very intriguing read, and characters appear and reappear at different times and in different roles. I won't give any spoilers, except to say that if you finish the first book, you will probably feel you have to read the next two.

That should say 'Oryx and Crake'