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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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Captainbarnacles1101 · 22/01/2014 18:41

Ecuse. I love posh rutting! It's exactly as u say, I used to love a good book with a bit of depth. Now I have 4 kids a bit of chick lit is all my brain can take at the mo. Will look at ur suggestion and Jilly Cooper.
Duchess I am a massive Marian Keyes fan and stalk her on Teitter and when I'm in Dublin lol. But sadly have read every morsal she has published.
So off to check amazon for some posh rutting and a look at Dorothy Koomson. Cheers duckies. X

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Lozcat86 · 22/01/2014 18:09

Second Dorothy Koomson Grin

summerlovingliz · 22/01/2014 18:08

Dorothy Koomson- hers are all fab! Smile

blackandwhiteandredallover · 22/01/2014 18:00

Jilly Cooper. I took Riders away on my summer holiday and couldn't put it down! I'm now reading the sequel on my kindle so nobody can see

Cezzieb · 22/01/2014 18:00

I've just read 2 books by Mhairi McFarlane, recommended by amazon. I really enjoyed them

5HundredUsernamesLater · 22/01/2014 17:58

Sophie kinsella's shopaholic series.

DuchessofMalfi · 22/01/2014 17:51

Do you like Marian Keyes? Not strictly chick-lit, but easy reads. I really like her writing style and humour. But she does often deal with some very serious subjects like domestic violence, alcoholism, and depression in her novels, although usually with a positive/hopeful outcome.

ecuse · 22/01/2014 17:15

You should tell your eldest daughter that's what having kids will do for you. Before mine, I was in a book club, read Literary Fiction and looked down my nose at those who read chick lit. Now it's the ONLY thing I want to read - candyfloss - but I read it VORACIOUSLY. Although my version of chick lit is less sassy-20-sth-shagging-adventures and more family saga/posh people rutting. On which basis: Penny Vincenzi is my most favourite.

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Captainbarnacles1101 · 22/01/2014 17:10

Oh I think I read a book of hers before about a wee shop. I'll look her up on Amazon. Cheers. My eldest daughter is disgusted I'm looking at chick lit!

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waycat · 22/01/2014 17:07

As far as chicklit goes, my guilty pleasure is Debbie Macomber. Her books are easy to read, can be quite humerous and will while away a couple of care free hours.