what to read if everything is falling apart around you

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Ididntwetmyself · 26/10/2016 23:05

Slowly coming out of an unfulfilling and actually quite damaging marriage, failing at work, lonely and socially disconnected - what should I be reading?

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fatowl · 27/10/2016 00:56

I'm thoroughly enjoying The Remains of the Day at the moment.

SatsukiKusakabe · 27/10/2016 00:25

James Herriot for me

VanderlyleGeek · 27/10/2016 00:15

Marian Keyes' fiction and nonfiction are both wonderful--funny and warm and realistically hopeful.

Christopher Moore is also very funny; I laughed and laughed reading A Dirty Job and Lamb.

LM Montgomery is always comforting to me. Anne of Green Gables, of course, but also Jane of Lantern Hill and Pat of Silver Bush.

All the best to you, OP.

Muddlingalongalone · 26/10/2016 23:20

Jilly Cooper - always Jilly for me when I need a comfort read.
Or children's books - Malory Towers/Trebizon

Pallisers · 26/10/2016 23:13

Anthony Trollope. Start with Barchester Towers
The Mapp and Lucia series
Susan Howatch Starbridge series.

Things will get better - wishing you the best.

JammyDodger16 · 26/10/2016 23:11

Tales of a female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman

Cockblocktopus · 26/10/2016 23:08

Cold comfort farm for lovely, funny writing and a sensible heroine.
The Princess bride
The flashman series
Terry pratchet
Georgette heyre - 'The Grand Sophy is best for sad times.

And courage OP.

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