Book recommendations

[Peachy8]

Hit me with your most favourite books please. My little one is going through a bit of a weird sleep phase so fancy a good read!

[shaggedthruahedgebackwards]

I've just read The Sealwoman's Gift by Sally Magnuson and totally loved it

Other favourites:
All the Light we cannot see
A thousand splendid suns
A prayer for Owen Meany
The Road
White Teeth

[BlossG]

C L Taylor The Accident, The fear, The Lie in fact i am yet to read one of hers that i haven't throughly enjoyed
Gillian Flynn Sharp Objects is disturbingly good, and Dark Places.
Adam Kay This is going to hurt, brilliantly written book about working for the NHS its truly eye opening.
For something a bit lighter Jill Mansell Take a chance on me.

[bitchfromhell]

Good novels I've got engrossed in recently:
The shock of the fall
We are all completely beside ourselves
My lovely wife
The secret life of bees

[chainmail]

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser

[Maiden247]

The Missing Girl
Friend Request
Nobodies Wife
The Wife Between Us

[LaurenElizabethJayne]

If you haven't seen the film or read it already, Gone Girl is one of my faves. Much better than the film (obviously) but probably not worth the read if you already know what happens.

[Jux]

Margerite Yourcenar's Memoirs of Hadrian. Such beautiful writing.

[Owlettele]

Can anyone recommend me a good chick lit style novel please ideally will make me cry. I love loads of the recommendations on here but fancying a girly cry

[Maiden247]

Friend Request
This is going to hurt
Girl on the train
The wife between us
My sisters lies
Nobodies Wife
The Rumour
Hypnotist Love Story
Anything by Amanda Prowse
Anything by Jojo Moyes

[Disneyinmyveins]

The Dry by Jane Harper
Just about to read A man called Ove

[BetterEatCheese]

The Keeper of Lost things is brilliant, and there is another one by the same author if you like it - can't remember the name

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

[Curatorjohn]

Try The School Run by Helen Whitaker

Two mothers. Two best friends. One school place.
Old friends Imogen and Lily will do whatever it takes to get their children into the perfect school. A laugh-out-loud read about competitive parenting for readers who enjoyed Why Mummy Swears, Rev and Motherland.

[sueH1983]

I never said I loved you by Rhik Samadder. Hilarious, sad, beautiful. His writing is perfection.

[Belacqua1975]

The Lost Properties of Love by Sophie Ratcliffe - about motherhood and loss and mid-life chaos
Take Nothing with You by Patrick Gale - coming of age, gorgeous and page-turner
Zed by Joanna Kavenna - dystopian thriller about robots but funny

[Belacqua1975]

And here it is with links

The Lost Properties of Love by Sophie Ratcliffe - about motherhood and and marriage loss and mid-life chaos

Take Nothing with You by Patrick Gale - coming of age, gorgeous and page-turner

Zed by Joanna Kavenna - dystopian thriller about robots but funny

[OnTheBorderline]

@Owlettele The See-through Leopard by Sibel Hodge. It's more of a young adult book but it's really good and very very emotional.

[UnFragile]

Everything by Ursula le Guin. She's magical, literally.

[Kami42]

I'm currently reading some M. R. James to get in the Halloween spirit. Love a good ghost story. Also: Zadie Smith, Maggie Nelson, Sally Rooney, Kazuo Ishiguro and Ursula K Le Guin.

[Beebumble2]

For all those who liked Gone Girl, Alices Feeney’s Sometimes I Lie is another Psychological thriller, with great twists.

[joanne42]

If anyone likes to read a true stories I highly recommend this book.

Wake Up Mummy by Anna Lowe

www.amazon.co.uk/Wake-Up-Mummy-heartbreaking-abused/dp/0091940516?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[Aveisenim]

What kind of fiction do you like?

[Tootletum]

The Dutch House was brilliant.

[Mrs198]

So Lucky by Dawn O'Porter. Brilliant read. Best book I've read in a long time that has actually kept me wanting to read more.

[Quackersandcheese3]

I’ve read a heap of books recently! Have you got a kindle ?

Seven sisters, Lucinda Riley. A billionaire dies and in his will he left letters to his adopted daughters each one containing clues to their birth stories. Free on kindle just now. It’s a series of books, I’ve only read 2. Both brilliant.

Body in the marsh, Nick Louth. Crime / mystery/ thriller . Free on kindle.

Our house, Louise candlish. A woman comes home from a weekend away to find her house with strangers moved into it. Her husband and children missing. Good fast paced read but bit stressy obviously!

Silent companions , Laura Purcell . Gothic horror. Quite creepy but intriguing story. I only read it during the daylight hours though.

Sundowners , Lesley lokko. High end chick-lit. Story of 4 friends who meet in school and their lives over the next few decades. Really juicy story lots of gossip , drama , sex , drugs , scandal , money! Addresses plenty of serious issues too though. I was totally absorbed.