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Book recommendations please

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ForTheForseeable · 30/01/2026 07:33

I've a friend just diagnosed with aggressive cancer. I need some nice book recommendations please for her. She likes easy, not too slushy, but nothing terribly 'worthy'.

Anu suggestions please?

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ElizabethVonArnim · 30/01/2026 07:48

Eva Ibbotson’s books - she intentionally wrote them for ‘very intelligent women who have the flu’ so they are nicely written and very, very easy going. I like A Song for Summer best.

Alltheburpees · 30/01/2026 07:48

I’ve enjoyed books by Ruth Jones (Nessa in G and S)) recently.
Good stories with a bit of substance to them.

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 30/01/2026 07:51

Does she have a childhood book/author that she has fond memories of? These can be very comforting.

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ForTheForseeable · 30/01/2026 07:54

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 30/01/2026 07:51

Does she have a childhood book/author that she has fond memories of? These can be very comforting.

Mm not that I know of, and it might be a bit too much sentiment for her. ATM she is on 'im fine it's all going to be fine'.

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