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Needing some recommendations!

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Pootle40 · 08/05/2020 22:44

I really need some good recommendations! My tastes are quite mixed but if anyone on here loved any of the following books we might have similar tastes! These are some of my real favourites over the last ten years or so!

The Harry Quebert Affair and The Baltimore Boys by Joel Decker
The Light Between the Oceans by M L Stedman
The Time Travellers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
An American marriage - Tayari Jones
Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver
The dry - Jane harper
How to stop time - Matt Haig
The Kite Runner and a Thousand Splendid Suns - Khalid Hosseini

Any ideas/recommendations ?

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Blackcountryexile · 16/05/2020 19:31

Hear, hear@Pootle40! I also loved American Wife. Curtis Sittenfeld has a new novel out , Rodham :What if Hilary hadn't married Bill It's £8.49 on Kindle from 19th May or in hardback in July. I'll be waiting for the price to come down or it to appear in the library.
You might want to look at The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin OP

Campervan69 · 16/05/2020 23:12

I enjoyed The Dutch House as well. Also American Marriage.

Mooserp · 17/05/2020 08:20

I've just read The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart. Another time travelling story. It's a quick read but I really enjoyed it.

Campervan69 · 17/05/2020 10:24

Will check that out now Moose. Any other time travelling recommends please? I love anything like that.

Pootle40 · 17/05/2020 10:50

@Campervan69

Did you read Matt Haig's 'How to stop time'? I loved that and it was a time travelling one.

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Campervan69 · 17/05/2020 10:55

Thank you will check that out now Smile

Mooserp · 17/05/2020 12:36

campervan69 - it's 99p on Kindle at the moment.

Campervan69 · 17/05/2020 14:06

Bargain. Am off to my sunlounger fully downloaded. Thanks Wine

mamaduckbone · 17/05/2020 20:03

I've read and enjoyed most of your list (especially Harry Quebert, which I loved) and two books I've read and really enjoyed recently are 'This must be the place' by Maggie O'Farrell and 'The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry' (can't remember the author's name, sorry.)
I've not been able to concentrate on anything too heavy and both of these have been really engaging storylines without needing too much brain power.

cola2019 · 21/05/2020 21:33

The moment- Douglas Kennedy
The hunting party – Lucy foley
The revolving door of life- Alexander Mcall Smith
After you – Jojo Moyes
The Strawberry theif – Joanne Harris (kindle)
Room – Emma Donoghue
The little coffee shop of Kabul – Deborah Rodiguez
The chain – Adrian McKinty
Sheila – Robert Wainwright
The English Girl - Katherine Webb
The note – Zoe folberg
The Dry- Jane Harper
Still me- Jojo Moyes
East of the sun – Julia Gregson
Small great things – Jodi Picoult
Dear Mrs Bird- AJ Pearce

these are mine. I was quite disappointed with Dear Mrs Bird and loved The Chain. I have just started Property of a Lady which was published in 1990 and belonged to my nan. All abour Russian dynasties and 1980's America. A modern read 30 years ago feels very dated now but think it will be a good read.

Mooserp · 22/05/2020 10:11

Can't recommend as I haven't read it yet!

Gentleman in Moscow has great reviews and is 99p on Kindle today

Pootle40 · 23/05/2020 21:06

@cola2019

Thanks. Douglas Kennedy and Jane Harper are another of my favourites. I remember reading Douglas Kennedy's first book and absolutely loved it-think it was The Pursuit of Happiness. Must be 20 years ago now

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Pootle40 · 23/05/2020 21:08

Just looked him up-it was his 4th book but maybe his first big hit and it was 19 years ago I read it 😮

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