Nice books to read when you're ill

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Think I'm coming down with Covid - please can you suggest some good books to take my mind off it?

I like literary fiction and sometimes thrillers eg Shari Lapena. I've tried and failed with Lissa Evans' Crooked Heart, but loved Simple Pleasures, American Dirt, John Boyne....

Have just downloaded The Giver of Stars but not usually a fan of chick lit so will see. It had really good reviews on Amazon.

Any ideas VERY welcome

Highly recommend Sarah Milligan's autobiography. Made me laugh out loud and a nice and light read.

Where the Crawdads Sing
If you buy on kindle you can also buy on audible fof much cheaper than usual. This is nice for when you're really feeling awful.

@Minibea
Cold Comfort Farm is absolutely brilliant, enjoy!
Also just thought of Diary of a Nobody. Laugh out loud funny.

Adrian Mole

Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford is one of my favourite comfort reads.
More of a guilty pleasure would be the Discovery of witches books (currently on TV). I read these while I was having chemo. Also got a soft spot for Mary Stewart books, quite dated but lovely romantic self indulgent reads which I first read as a teenager.

Love, Nina.
Bookworm
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Cold Comfort Farm

Any of Graham Norton’s.

Or definitely Adrian Mole!

When I'm poorly (or just sad tbh) I go for Georgette Heyer. Everything will be OK in the end, the villain gets their comeuppance and the heroine will sink into the arms of someone nice.
Mrs Harris goes to Paris is a book I found recommended on here and which is very soothing and lovely

Yes to Georgette Heyer and to Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.
Bill Bryson
Wodehouse
Miss Pettigrew
Jane Austen

If I'm feeling really dreadful - What Katy Did. She's confined to bed and in pain but rises above it!

Am currently rereading Learning to Swim by Clare Chambers which I love, so I'd recommend that too, and my all time favourite would be Pride and Prejudice.

I love how many people suggested Georgette Heyer and Miss Pettigrew! They are my die-hard favourites.

I read The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson this week, and I can’t wait to read the rest of them.

P. G. Wodehouse and Terry Pratchett are also good for when you’re laid up feeling rough.

@LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett

Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St Mary's books (I recommend these so often on here people probably think I am Jodi Taylor...) Well-written time travel romps with a cracking heroine. Really engrossing yet with a lot of heart, perfect if you're under the weather.

I am so down about lockdown etc I'm probably going to read the whole series again, I did Harry Potter from the start over Christmas. I can't cope with anything to literary right now.

Cannot agree with this recommendation more, I love Jodi Taylor books.