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Not sure what I want to read next. Ideas please?

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ComeDoonTheStairs · 03/06/2021 09:07

Hi everyone.
I love reading books that deal with family relationships and have multiple POV/multiple storylines (and preferably where the ending is not completely predictable).
I recently really enjoyed the Sussex trilogy by William Nicholson, which focused on multiple members in the community. Others that I really enjoyed recently are Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, The Holiday by T. M. Logan, and Warnings of Gales by Annie Sanders.
I would appreciate it if anyone has any recommendations.
Thank you!

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MinnieJackson · 03/06/2021 09:18

The gifted school by Bruce Holsinger was brilliant.

ComeDoonTheStairs · 03/06/2021 09:22

That sounds like just my kind of book. Thank you!

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ARabbitisaBunny · 03/06/2021 11:24

I’ve just finished ‘Small Pleasures’ by Clare Chambers. Suppose it could be classed as lighter read, but I really enjoyed it. Smile

PainterInPeril · 03/06/2021 11:31

The Thursday murder club by Richard Osman. I really enjoyed it.

Seeline · 03/06/2021 11:33

The Cazalet books by Elizabeth Jane Howard

ComeDoonTheStairs · 03/06/2021 16:30

Thank you for all the recommendations. I appreciate it.

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Standrewsschool · 03/06/2021 20:47

Seven sister series -Lucinda Riley

The Heatwave - Kate Riordan

MercedesBenz · 03/06/2021 20:52

Jo nesbo the kingdom
Swedish based about the intertwined lives of two brothers

PansyIvy · 03/06/2021 20:57

The Most Fun we Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. Covers four sisters in a US based family over time and looks at their points of views during major life events (birth, death, etc). Fascinating read

ChelseaChop · 03/06/2021 21:01

The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo

movinghousedrama · 03/06/2021 21:03

Six wicked reasons by Jo Spain

Before I met you by Lisa Jewell

And echo the Seven Sisters recommendation although some are better than others. Currently reading the Sun Sister and really enjoying it.

MrsRabbits · 03/06/2021 21:25

Grown Ups by Marian Keyes. Loved it. Fits your brief I think

ComeDoonTheStairs · 03/06/2021 22:31

Thanks everyone!

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MinnieJackson · 04/06/2021 01:22

Grown ups is the only MK book I've read, are there any other really good ones?
I also keep hearing about how great Richard Osman 's book is but I'm on a tight budget lol and I prefer paperbacks to kindle

movinghousedrama · 04/06/2021 06:53

If you liked Grown Ups by Marian Keyes, you'd probably like most of her books. The Walsh sisters series is fab, and I also loved The Break.

movinghousedrama · 04/06/2021 06:53

PS controversial opinion on the Thursday Murder Club -I found it a bit boring!

Rainbowqueeen · 04/06/2021 06:55

The mother in law by Sally Hepworth

OnlyToWin · 04/06/2021 06:59

The Neapolitan quartet - starting with My Brilliant Friend - it’s an unusual series of books but very engaging.

Dunlin · 04/06/2021 07:01

The Liveship Traders trilogy by Robin Hobb has what you want OP in spadefuls. It’s fantasy but don’t let that put you off. Fantastic characters and multiple storylines.

titsintiers · 04/06/2021 07:02

Also Daisy Jones and the six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I loved the different perspectives in it.

KihoBebiluPute · 04/06/2021 07:07

There's a website called "what should I read next?" which you can use to enter the details of a book you like and it will match it to the favourite books of other readers and give you suggestions of other favourites from people with similar tastes to you. The suggestions are generally better if you create an account and add a list of a few favourite books rather than the basic suggestion tool for people without an account, which only uses a single title.

www.whatshouldireadnext.com

Alltheprettyseahorses · 04/06/2021 07:20

10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World by Elif Shafak. Gorgeous book.

I hated The Thursday Murder Club; muddled plot, ridiculously soppy and too often irritatingly, mawkishly over-sentimental in the same way the 44 Scotland Street books are.

If you're interested in a murder mystery, J K Rowling's Troubled Blood is wonderful. It made me feel like I'd been plonked down in the middle of the main characters' lives.

TheFairyCaravan · 04/06/2021 07:29

I really didn’t enjoy The Thursday Murder Club,, it was like plodding through treacle.

I did like Grown Ups though.

onewhitewhisker · 04/06/2021 13:33

A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon. Follows a husband and wife and their young adult son and daughter. a light read, funny but with some serious themes, gently warm without being saccharine.

Cazalet Chronicles is a great shout. Or Jonathan Coe's rotter's club and sequels?

ComeDoonTheStairs · 04/06/2021 20:05

Thanks for all the additional recommendations. That Web site sounds great and I will likely create an account.
I would probably really enjoy Troubled Blood, as I enjoyed The Casual Vacancy as well. That Mark Haddon book also sounds very intriguing: I read The Curious Incident when I was an early teenager but have not yet read any of his adult novels. While I am not usually into fantasy, that Robin Hobb trilogy also sounds great.
I decided to start a book I had forgotten I had purchased earlier, Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell (had really enjoyed his first book, Diary of a Bookseller), but when I finish it I will look forward to looking at the books recommended on here. Thanks for everyone's time!

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