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What books cheer you up?

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Eloethan Tue 25-Feb-25 21:13:00

My choice would be:

Notes from a Small Island - Bill Bryson
The Road to Little Dribbling - Bill Bryson
And then we came to the End - Joshua Ferris (sounds grim but it's a novel about the inanities of office life)

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Allira Tue 22-Apr-25 14:45:56

I read most of the series "The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. They cheered me up.

Yes, Bill Bryson, Gervaise Phinn, Miss Read.

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Allsorts Sun 15-Jun-25 08:09:21

Bill Bryson

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JPB123 Sun 29-Jun-25 21:13:55

All the Mavis Cheek books ……wonderful!

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Mollygo Sun 29-Jun-25 21:26:27

Apart from newer books, what cheers me up, especially when I can’t sleep, are nice romances by Essie Summers.
I read them when I was younger and have recently rediscovered them on Kindle.
They have been dismissed as formulaic and I suppose they are, just like many books today, but so what?
I remember the stories so well that I just have to read the title and I remember the story line.

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wendyann23 Mon 30-Jun-25 08:32:26

Bill Bryson and the no 1 detective agency series.
I did read that Bill Bryson not writing any more books which is a shame.

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GrannyGravy13 Mon 30-Jun-25 09:27:26

I downloaded the complete Rutminster Chronicles by Jilly Cooper to take on holiday and for light summer reading.

I appreciate they cannot be considered classics or weighty, but I am thoroughly enjoying rereading them (just about to start N0.5)

I have been in love with Rupert Campbell Black since I read the first book (Riders) when originally published.

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