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A book you really enjoyed over the last two years.

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Lovetopaint037 Thu 02-Mar-23 20:01:23

Loved to hear as looking for new reading

Gingster Mon 20-Jan-25 13:57:47

Just finished reading ‘A Terrible Kindness’ by Jo Browning Wro.
I enjoyed it so much

dragonfly46 Thu 23-Jan-25 16:38:49

Loved The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods.

Eloethan Tue 25-Feb-25 21:24:47

I took David Nicholls' new book "You Are Here" on holiday and it was a good read - not as good as "One Day" or "Us" but still very good.

srn63 Tue 25-Feb-25 23:55:01

Where the Crawdads Sing, Lady Tan's Cirlce of Women and The island of Sea Women.

bluebird243 Fri 07-Mar-25 12:15:26

'A Year of Living Simply' by Kate Humble.

Have always embraced the actions/ideas of simple living, so enjoyed hearing and identifying with others thinking the same very much.

eazybee Fri 07-Mar-25 14:09:51

Deaf sentence by David Lodge.
Far,far more to this book than first appears.
Well worth reading.

J52 Sun 09-Mar-25 07:14:20

srn63

Where the Crawdads Sing, Lady Tan's Cirlce of Women and The island of Sea Women.

The Island of Sea Women is a really good read, full of historical facts that I had no idea about and a cracking story. I would recommend it for anyone taking a holiday to S Korea.

Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop is set in Greece, but again about women during Greece’s struggle for independence. Has similarities and again was an insight on an area of that as holiday makers we might not know about.

J52 Sun 09-Mar-25 07:15:32

Oops, last sentence lost some words! ‘ area of History’

Sadgrandma Sun 09-Mar-25 07:21:11

Another vote for a Man Called Ove. Also loved the film starring Tom Hanks. They changed the name to Otto though.

pinkwallpaper Sun 09-Mar-25 18:39:02

A fortnight in September by RC Sherrif
I loved this, recommended by a friend at book group. A story in which nothing exciting happens! A suburban family in the 1930s go on their usual holiday to Bognor for two weeks in September. The shadow of the First World War and the, unknown by them, imminent Second World War somehow colours the reader’s perspective. You wonder what will happen to them when war strikes, in the future even if the book has finished.
I bought it from Persephone books, a wonderful publisher with interesting books you order directly, I now have regular emails recommending books. Anything I have bought I have enjoyed.

Movinghouseplanner Wed 12-Mar-25 09:58:30

I am ploughing my

Movinghouseplanner Wed 12-Mar-25 10:02:52

I am ploughing my way through Wolf Hall , it's a great read.
I am confined to base so it's perfect.
Sometimes the style is hard.Different characters all speaking in one paragraph.
It's hard to know who is who. The research she must have carried out is phenomenal .

littleton Wed 19-Mar-25 21:50:22

I enjoyed this book with my little ones to help them learn to read pretty easy. The enjoyed it. amzn.to/43HwIh5

Ellie Anne Wed 19-Mar-25 22:13:57

Definitely anything by Ellie griffiths. Am working my way through LJRoss detective Ryan books. Really good.

Clawdy Thu 10-Apr-25 16:04:23

James- by Percival Everett. Absolutely amazing, should have won the Booker.