What is your comfort book

[travellingwilbury]

If I have read something particularly hard going I always turn to my James Herriot books for a bit of comfort . They are just so cosy and comfy and always cheer me up .

I know they are all pretty much the same
Cow dies / cow lives
grumpy/happy farmer
grumpy dog / farty dog

But I love them

What is yours ?

I have just read and loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - a great feel-good book on a par with I Capture the Castle and Love in a Cold CLimate.

They've all been said already but I adore them and have read each more times than I can count

Pride & Prejudice
Tales of the City & More Tales of the City
Anne of the Island (one of the sequels to Anne of Green Gables)
And These happy Golden Years (or others from Little House on the Prairie series)

"Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella...must have read it at least 25 times and literally know it word for word, but still love Becky Bloomwood!!

Anthing by marian keyes or sophie kinsella Enid blyton or roald dAhl
or stephen king.
I read a lot ,yet somehow whenever I'm on here my grammar is crap.

I love James Herriot! I've loved him since I was very young. Loved the TV programme too :)

Bill Bryson is nice and comforting. I remember reading 'The Lost Continent' when DP was in Africa and feeling very comforted because Bill was on his own too. It was like we were having a wee private conversation.

Jonathan Srange is another one for me - calm and quirky and lovely.

Jurassic Park was my OMG FAVE book when I was about fifteen and I think I've read it about twenty times. Dinosaurs, Evil Scientists, blood n guts - what's not to like?

LadyWellian

"In particular - the Belgariad/the Malloreon by David Eddings"

'scuse my French but WTF ?!?!

After my "Are you me?" comment on the recent height/weight thread, the next day I happen upon this thread that confirms that you actually must be me, and I'm obviously posting under 2 names without realising.......

Doris Lessings Martha Quest books
Chalet School
Anything by Dervla Murphy

Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood - a wonderful sisterhood book that always makes me feel good

Oh definitely I Capture the Castle, ilikemrclooney !

also Wind in the Willows,

I could read To Kill a Mockingbird and never tire of it

Mine is Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart. I love it and have read it so much my copy is all battered and tatty.

Load of mine already mentioned, Terry Pratchett, Chalet School, James Herriot, Austen, Bryson.

Also:

Kim
The Secret Garden
The Ordinary Princess, anything by MM Kaye

Gilead - Marilynne Robinson - (avoid 'Home' its sequel). Gilead has a soothing, thoughtful vibe.

Miss Garnet's Angel is great.

The Secret Lives of Bees (I haven't seen the film)

The Eyre Affair - Jasper fforde - It makes me quake with laughter though everyone I have lent this to hasn't liked it much.