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Quick quick ! Holiday reads

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Lucca Sun 04-Sept-22 22:16:02

Going away next week need holiday reads.
Not too fat a book .
Not fantasy
Not gory
Not too chick lit but not intellectually demanding
No Richard Osman !!

mumofmadboys Mon 16-Jan-23 17:21:54

Another vote for Apples never fall by Liane Moriarty

MarathonRunner Mon 16-Jan-23 17:40:38

Inheritance by Jenny Éclair, in fact all of her books are great holiday reads .
Currently reading Saving Missy .
The island if you're going to Greece smile

Patsy70 Thu 19-Jan-23 16:50:09

Just ordered ‘ Saving Missy’ following your great reviews. I also loved ‘The Girl with the Louding Voice’, and many others recommended above.

Scribbles Thu 19-Jan-23 17:38:10

Sisterhood by V B Grey - family history and mystery.

pikashowapk Tue 04-Apr-23 17:07:12

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Gin Tue 04-Apr-23 17:19:06

I enjoyed th Girl With the Louding Voice very much, unusual.
Have you seen Sarah Cox’s book programme on BBC2 ‘Between the Covers’? She hadsome good books mentioned this week, one I am going to order is ‘The Summer Book’ by Tore Jansen.

Syammalik Sat 30-Sept-23 08:25:30

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Foxygloves Sat 30-Sept-23 08:45:57

Reported (sigh)

eazybee Sat 30-Sept-23 10:25:02

Um, this is an old thread.
Is Lucca still about?

NotSpaghetti Sat 30-Sept-23 10:31:16

The Maid - Nita Prose
Kate Atkinson- Life after Life
Isabelle Allende- The Japanese Lover
Ayesha Malek - This Green and Pleasant Land

NotSpaghetti Sat 30-Sept-23 10:32:24

Oh no eezybee!
grin

She's surely back by now !

Aayushi Thu 18-Jan-24 12:28:14

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eazybee Thu 18-Jan-24 12:54:41

NotSpaghetti.
I don't think it is that simple. She was n poor health.

Patsy70 Thu 18-Jan-24 13:23:27

Why are we getting these old threads, do you think?

NotAGran55 Thu 18-Jan-24 15:36:20

Reported yet again in seems.

hamstercomb Fri 27-Dec-24 10:35:30

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Maggiemaybe Fri 27-Dec-24 11:22:41

Reported. Again.

Maggiemaybe Fri 27-Dec-24 11:24:13

With apologies to anyone who may have wanted to know all the latest retail prices in Pakistan.

Sadgrandma Fri 27-Dec-24 11:39:27

Have you read ‘Me Before You’ Jo Jo Moyes or the follow up’After You’? Or
‘The Moon’s a Balloon’ David Niven always makes me laugh. Or biographies of other famous people

kimyoun43 Sun 12-Jan-25 03:55:44

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NotSpaghetti Sun 12-Jan-25 10:26:18

Alypoole

Thank you. I've just downloaded the app.

You can also get BorrowBox from our library- which I like better than Libby as it has a wider range of audio books - which I listen to when cooking or sewing etc.

NotSpaghetti Sun 12-Jan-25 10:39:32

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce.

Last Orders at Harrods - by Michael Holman (no, not that Harrods)

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

NotSpaghetti Sun 12-Jan-25 10:56:04

eazybee

NotSpaghetti.
I don't think it is that simple. She was n poor health.

I hope then she is OK.
🙏

I have stupidly made new suggestions on this old thread.

Witzend Sun 12-Jan-25 10:59:05

FannyCornforth

Hi Lucca
Did you read The Carer?
Indeed any Deborah Moggarch.
I particularly like her Buffy (he’s a lugubrious ageing actor) books, start with The Ex-Wives.

Enjoy your break!

I thoroughly enjoyed The Carer!
Found in a charity shop, IIRC.

Grannmarie Sat 08-Mar-25 20:15:09

Reported.

Does anyone know if Lucca is OK? I know she was very ill.