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I need a happy/uplifting book - any recommendations?

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AndMiffyWentToSleep · 09/02/2014 12:41

I've read too many miserable/grim books recently - The Orphan Master's Son, The Past is Myself, The Luminous Life of Lily Aphrodite, among others.

They are good books, but not very cheery.

Anyone got any recommendations of something good to read that isn't miserable?

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 09/02/2014 16:21

Bill Bryson - especially his earlier ones.

dementedma · 09/02/2014 16:20

The Rosie Project

Smileandmakemyday · 09/02/2014 12:59

My go to need cheering up book is Rachel's holiday by Marian Keynes

KateBG · 09/02/2014 12:56

I adore dr. Phil and his wife Robin McGraw. I have recently read her book "Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose". This is the story of her life. There is nothing extraordinary in it, but it is written in a really good way. It is so positive. I read it for 2 days. I am a woman and a mother so I have been through most of the difficulties she met in her life. While you are reading this book you feel like you are talking to a close friend. She shares her good and bad memories and how she made the decisions in her life.
I have also read a book written by Ellen DeGeneres. You won't learn anything knew, but you will laugh for sure.