Book recommendations

[InsanityRocks]

I'm looking for a delightful, beautifully written, character driven novel to transport me away from the real world please.

[BeBraveAndBeKind]

I read Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans recently and really enjoyed it. It's about an unlikely pairing during the Second World War.

[GoshHashana]

I've just finished "Freya" by Anthony Quinn, and loved it.

[Literaryseed]

Celeste Ng's books are excellent.

[InsanityRocks]

Thank you all so much. I haven't read any of those. Going to check them all out now

[LunaNorth]

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell.
Redhead By The Side Of The Road by Anne Tyler.

[DibDibDibduh]

Once upon a river is a lovely read

[midsomermurderess]

The Mirror and the Light.

[InsanityRocks]

Thanks all. I went to a charity shop today and found 'Everything I never Told You' by Celeste Ng so that's what I've started with . Have made a list of the others and will work through.
Thanks again, several authors I hadn't heard of which is fab.

[TheNewLook]

Everything I Never Told You is beautifully written, you will enjoy it.

[Standrewsschool]

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley fits the bill.

[CommunistLegoBloc]

Elizabeth Strout fits the bill.

Lissa Evans is a brilliant writer too, as a PP mentioned.

[TheNewLook]

I recently read Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout and loved it. Entirely character-driven, set in Maine, US. Each chapter focuses on a different person living in the same town, all of whom interact to a greater or lesser degree with Olive.