Well-written chick lit?

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Please don't flame me, but am after some easy reading! Can anyone recommend any well-written, not too cringey chick lit (or even mum lit)?
Or anything easy going and funny (eg really loved The Common Reader)?

Zoe Heller Jane Green Mary Wesley emily Barr india knight fay weldon
Joanna Trollope

Jojo Moyes and Emily Barr are great

Emily Barr my current fave after reading 5 back to back on holiday and now mourning!!!

I forgot to mention one I read a couple of weeks ago, which I thought was very good - Pear Shaped by Stella Newman.

You Had Me At Hello - v easy read, can't remember who it's by, though!

Sophie King

Yes to Catherine Alliott. Also have enjoyed a couple of Adele Parkes and Carole Matthews. Oh and another-for the life of me I can't remember her name but she was a writer/producer on 'spaced' and married to ricky gervais

You had me at hello by Mhari McFarlane. Enjoyed both!

Lisa jewell books are always a good read

Erics James books are excellent with complex plots and some good twists whilst generally being happy easy reading

if you want a good weepy that's beautifully written try Never Change by Elizabeth Berg

just reading and enjoyed very much on Kindle quartet of books by Janet Tanner - starting with The Black Mountains, only £2 each

I meant Erica James. Obviously

Adele Parkes

I read Erica James' The Queen Of New Beginnings- it was quite a satisfying romp,mand very funny in parts.

the horsey ones by fiona walker are like the best of jilly cooper without the snobby/racist/dubious attitudes to body fat bits
Jane Fallon is the one that viannefox is talking about
Anna Maxted wrote a brilliant book about anorexia called running in heels
cause celebre (by helen fielding aka the bridget jones one) is very good as well

Jojo Moyes - brilliant! And quite a few to choose from...

Nancy Mitford.

Jane Green and Victoria Clayton

Jane Costello too! Girl on the Run was my favourite.

Paige toon! Love her books

I really can't see Anne Tyler or Penelope Lively as chick lit. Great authors though.

Second Joanna Trollope, Sophie Kinsella and the earlier Emily Barr books.