Last joyful book you read

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whatausername · 19/10/2023 19:08

My other thread has had a fair few responses so I thought we could discuss books that made you sing with joy. An antidote to the books of misery!

I actually can't think of one right now...

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ArcticBells · 19/10/2023 19:50

A gentleman in Moscow.

NashvilleQueen · 19/10/2023 19:35

Lessons in Chemistry? Some upsetting moments along the way but a lot of joy.

HighlandCowbag · 19/10/2023 19:24

The Raptures by Jan Carson. It's dark but so funny, emotional, uplifting and amazing. I skived off paperwork this afternoon to finish it and now I feel lost.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 19/10/2023 19:22

Yes to Mrs Harris Goes to Paris
MIss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is the most joyful book I know
Bill Bryon's books, especially Down Under and A Walk in the Woods

Sunset6 · 19/10/2023 19:12

‘Mrs Harris goes to Paris’ by Paul Gallico

MagnoliatheMagnificent · 19/10/2023 19:11

‘The keeper of lost things’ - Ruth Hogan
Lovely book.

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whatausername · 19/10/2023 19:10

Well, anything Jane Austen has written always has a happy ending without too much hardship or nastiness in the middle. And I did enjoy Voltaire's Candide a lot but that had comical misery rather than bleak saddening misery.

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Chickenkorma64 · 19/10/2023 19:10

When God was a Rabbit
We are all made of Glue

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