I've lost my concentration span, please help me find something 'easy' but not trashy

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My favourite book recently by a million miles was The Goldfinch. In fact, I loved it so much that I've struggled to follow it.

I'm also studying and working, so by the time I get DCs to bed I find my concentration span is pretty poor.

So, can anyone recommend me something easy but not trashy? Non-fiction recommendations welcome too.

If it helps, these are the kind of books I've enjoyed:

The Nineteenth Wife
The Psychopath Test
All of David Sedaris' books (devoured!)
Nothing to Envy
How to be a Woman
The Song of Achilles
This Thing of Darkness (LOVED this)
The Lewis trilogy

I've just ditched a James Ellroy book as I couldn't follow who was who and the slang was hard work for me.

Any recommendations gratefully received!

I second The Little Stranger - what a GREAT book!

I've just had a proper look through all those and they look brilliant. I'm a bit gutted I can only read one book at a time!

The Sisters Brothers is one of my favourite books but my friend thought it was appalling. I think you need to have a certain black sense of humour to appreciate it.

Either of Mhairi McFarlane's books are really good. They're kinda "chick-lit" but not really and immensely funny.

Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
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Anything by Barbara Kingsolver

I've just come back on to say I'm getting stuck into I Am Pilgrim and looking forward to going to bed so I can read it!

And I have We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves lined up for next (plus a lengthy Amazon wish list!).

Thanks!

Kate Atkinson - Life after Life. I too really enjoyed the Goldfinch recently and since then this is the best book I've read. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to follow it but I got used to it after first couple of chapters and thought it was fab. Hope you enjoy too!

Augusten Burroughs is a great recc if you like David Sedaris. Running with Scissors is great, as is Dry. What about Cold Comfort Farm, haven't seen that mentioned

Ruining with scissors is fantastic!

A completely non taxing but thoroughly enjoyable read is The Magpies by Mark Edwards-couldn't put it down. unlike The Goldfinch