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Chick Lit recommendations pls.

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Captainbarnacles1101 · 22/01/2014 17:01

I'm going to center parcs on Friday and want to take something light funny and easy to read with me.

All recommendations gratefully accepted pls.

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Jess03 · 19/02/2014 19:19

Fiona walker is jilly cooper ish.
Get the old ones though, French relations with Tash and Hugo and the second one. Not the silly 3rd one about their marriage

mimiasovitch · 17/02/2014 20:54

Ooh I do love a bit of Louise Bagshaw. Also Tilly Bagshaw (her sister?). Katie Fforde is always a pleasant read and Erica James is a particular favourite.

frenchfancy · 16/02/2014 17:10

Not sure where the definition of Chick lit starts and ends - but I love all the Jojo Moyes books.

eslteacher · 09/02/2014 19:22

That all - Louise Bagshawe is borderline for me...I read 'Glamour' and it kept me reading to the end and everything, I definitely wanted to know what happened. But it left me feeling kind of dirty afterwards, like the aftermath of a mcdonalds extra value meal...

ThursdayLast · 09/02/2014 19:14

Freya North is easy peasy.
Perfectly readable, not exactly original

Suzietwo · 09/02/2014 17:57

Penny vincennzi every time

Stokey · 27/01/2014 15:30

Lucy Walker - bit Jilly Cooperesque - quite funny, posh village life.

Thatballwasin · 26/01/2014 21:53

Louise Bagshawe anyone?

MyNameIsKenAdams · 25/01/2014 18:58

Samantha Smythes Modern Family Journal (plus the following two) are ny favourite chic.lits (by Lucy Cavendish)

Campaspe · 25/01/2014 18:56

Jill Mansell
Katie Fforde
Philippa Gregory

eslteacher · 24/01/2014 11:38

I second the Lisa Jewelll recommendations.

Not exactly chick lit but very readable and unputdownable: Liane Moriarty (The Husband's Secret is on the bestseller stands ATM)

quirrelquarrel · 23/01/2014 21:08

oh and have a great time at Centreparcs!
the adverts for it look great, I've never been but I'm quite temped now Grin

quirrelquarrel · 23/01/2014 21:07

I love, love Sophie Kinsella, she's got just the right touch I think. I like the one about the 20s flapper, The Undomestic Goddess and of course Becky Bloomwood. I know some people don't really click with Becky, they get impatient with her and think she's bad for woman's image in society, and she's not for everyone but give her a try and see how you get on!

Pukkapik · 23/01/2014 21:03

'The State We're in' by Adele Parks - one of those 'can't put it down' books.

Chopsypie · 23/01/2014 16:22

Nora Roberts
Jenny Colgan
Lisa Jewell is v funny
Bill Bryson isn't fluff but is v funny and easy to read. A walk in the woods or the life and times of the thunderbolt kid are my favorites.

carlywurly · 23/01/2014 16:19

Lisa Jewell, Adele parks, Lindsay kelk, liane moriarty but I absolutely detest Dorothy koomson. Grin

Hazelbrowneyes · 23/01/2014 16:16

I've recently enjoyed books by Adele Parks, Sophie Ranald and Jessica Ruston Smile

summerlovingliz · 23/01/2014 16:10

Ooh yes I love Adele parks too!

PetiteRaleuse · 23/01/2014 11:25

Seconding Jilly Cooper. Start with riders, then rivals, polo then the man who made husbands jealous. The rest are ok but those four are the classics.

Sallystyle · 23/01/2014 11:21

Adele Parks is great. Love all her books.

Jill Mansel
Jane Green
Tess Stimson

MrsFrankTurner · 22/01/2014 22:57

Oh yes Jenny Colgan-I loved her cupcake & sweetshop books but always feel hungry reading them! Really like Jojo Moyes too Smile

phdlife · 22/01/2014 22:54

Anything by Julia Quinn, especially the Bridgerton series. Regency romance with brilliant, hilarious dialogue. Also love Lisa Jewell, though not strictly chicklit and not particularly funny.

Always thought Jenny Colgan was pretty funny though sometimes early work needed a bit of an edit.

MrsFrankTurner · 22/01/2014 22:54

Yes for Dorothy koomson and I've recently read 3 liane moriarty books back to back -the stories unfolded gradually they were fab!

Also love Lisa Genova but her themes might be a bit heavy for holiday reads.

justgirl · 22/01/2014 22:50

I second the shopoholic series. I also love "Lucy in the sky" and "Holly's Inbox"

headlesslambrini · 22/01/2014 18:44

I enjoy Nora Roberts.

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