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polkadotorganisedchaod · 07/07/2024 18:52

My friend died this weekend and I'm so sad. I've just gorged on a couple of kindle free romances but need a slight chance. Either something more thriller or something with a twist or indeed another cheesy book but not as formulaic. Although credit where it's due, the fluffy warm hearted tale of a dog sanctuary was just what I needed. No illness in it please. Reading is my escape when not watching master chef and reading the threads that accompanied it. Thank you 🙏

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AbstemiousBreakfast · 07/07/2024 19:27

The orange and other poems, Wendy Cope
Stardust, Neil Gaiman

AbstemiousBreakfast · 07/07/2024 19:25

I'm sorry for your loss.

Portuguese irregular verbs, Alexander McCall Smith

Mothership4two · 07/07/2024 19:20

The Number One Ladies Detective Agency is a good shout too

LadyIsabellaWrotham · 07/07/2024 19:20

Georgette Heyer is immensely comforting Regency romance. I'd recommend pretty much any of her Regency novels.

Blackcountryexile · 07/07/2024 19:18

I am very sorry about your friend.
Perhaps have a look at these .
Miss Read books set in small villages where nothing much happens. Dated but very gentle.
A series by Jack Sheffield written from the perspective of the head teacher of a small village school in the 1970s
The Number One Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith.

DelurkingAJ · 07/07/2024 19:13

My favourite such book is ‘A Month in the Country’ by JL Carr.

Mothership4two · 07/07/2024 19:12

So sorry to hear about your loss Flowers

When a good friend passed last year Cold Comfort Farm and P. G. Wodehouse
massively helped me through it

TwigTheWonderKid · 07/07/2024 19:03

Not cheesy but an uplifting, gentle read which should be perfect for you: here.

I am sorry about your friend.

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