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What is your comfort book

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travellingwilbury · 08/02/2011 13:25

If I have read something particularly hard going I always turn to my James Herriot books for a bit of comfort . They are just so cosy and comfy and always cheer me up .

I know they are all pretty much the same
Cow dies / cow lives
grumpy/happy farmer
grumpy dog / farty dog

But I love them

What is yours ?

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FoundWanting · 08/02/2011 13:54

I haven't got an arm up a sheep either Hmm.

Francesca is lacking a bit of comedy, I think. Have you tried a comedy wig?

Francagoestohollywood · 08/02/2011 13:50

Ah, also Melissa Banks novels are perfect comfort books. And Ruth Reichl.

Francagoestohollywood · 08/02/2011 13:49

My fav comfort book is Lessico Familiare by Natalia Ginzburg. Any book by Natalia Ginzburg, really, I know them almost by heart.

Also anything Jeeves.

I re read Katherine Mansfield's short stories.

India Knight.

Posy Simmonds

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travellingwilbury · 08/02/2011 13:42

I have still not read Pride and Prejudice Blush

On your theory foundwanting I am lacking an arm up a sheeps nethers in my life which is of course very true .

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Bucharest · 08/02/2011 13:41

Bridget Jones or Bill Bryson.

Or a really gory, but formulaic Karin Slaughter/P Cornwell etc. Good old pageturner where you don't have to think too much.

jeee · 08/02/2011 13:40

The Chalet School. It's relaxing to read about yet another avalanche/sledging accident/mad person abducting a princess.

LadySanders · 08/02/2011 13:38

jeanette winterson sexing the cherry - although i pick and choose which bits to read to cheer me up!

FoundWanting · 08/02/2011 13:38

Emma

or any one of the Sharpe novels by Bernard Cornwell Hmm

A friend and I have a theory that in those times when we want to escape from our real lives without being challenged in any way, we go for what we lack. In my case that would be Regency romance or fighting with swords. She prefers a little bit of medieval sleuthing. Grin

nannynobnobs · 08/02/2011 13:37

The Secret History
Anything by Jilly Cooper
Anything by Stephen King.

HighPriestessBoo · 08/02/2011 13:33

Pride and Prejudice

or something by Maeve Binchy.

JumpJockey · 08/02/2011 13:32

This will make me sound very morbid, but I love the last Inspector Morse. Yes, he dies, but you find out all sorts about his relationships with his colleagues and it's kind of heartwarming.

greedychops · 08/02/2011 13:30

Complete trash, but enjoyable trash, I always turn to John Grisham's The Firm for a comfort read.