what to read if everything is falling apart around you

[Ididntwetmyself]

Slowly coming out of an unfulfilling and actually quite damaging marriage, failing at work, lonely and socially disconnected - what should I be reading?

Eva Ibbotson is very escapist. There is a new Georgette Heyer in that they are lost old stories. Pistols for two and £4.99 on Kindle

Bill Bryson is my refuge in troubled times. He's made me smile in the very worst of times.

Definitely The Rosie Project (and follow up, The Rosie Effect) by Graeme Simsion. They are great fun.

Hi Everyone. Really sorry I didnt mean to add that thread onto this one! I thought I'd started a new one so lots of apologies for that x

Do start your own thread, Evie, I'm sure you'll get lots of recommendations.

Bill Bryson is very good if you want something funny.

My go-to would be Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice.

I'd agree about Bill Bryson, some of them are just hugely funny.

The Ladies Detective Series by Alexander McCall Smith are gentle and warming stories to read.