Good quality chick lit

[Riverlee]

The last four books I have read include child abuse, murder and terrorism so I need something lighter to read. I don’t want a ‘Kate inherited Aunt Trudys cottage and cafe in Cornwall and find new love after breaking up with City broker Tarquin’, but more like the Seven Sisters.

I’ve read all the usual suspects - Penguin/beetle/oliphant/lido/harold fry/seven sisters/rose code/etc

Thank you

Jennifer Crusie is always good for a bit of light relief that isn't a cliche. Welcome to Temptation, Bet Me, Manhunting and Agnes and the Hitman are my favourites.

Big Little Lies should fit your remit. Great read without being too depressing and stressful

Louisa Young - the trilogy with a central character called Evangeline Gower (I think). First one is called Baby Love, but is actually about Cairo and adoption and dancing and all sorts.

Elizabeth Noble books are good.

Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Sarra Manning's books! If you're of an age to have read J17 in the late 90s, she is the author of the 'Diary of a Crush' series. She does adult books too.

I wasn't keen on the Cazalets, which surprised me as it's definitely my sort of thing.

The Aisling series by Emer Mclysaght and Sarah Breen. Properly funny and well written, but not too cheesy!

Liane Moriarty, Beth O'Leary

Random and not sure it fits the bill, but the Secret diaries of Hendrik Groen and A Man Called Ove if you liked Oliphant!

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller is fantastic.

Anything by Penny Vincenzi.

Lisa Jewell - the family upstairs, the night she disappeared, invisible girl.

Paige Toon books

Big Sone Gap
Milkstone Moon
Etc.
By Adriana Trigiani

I'm really enjoying "The Perfect Art of Caring" - Jessica Ryn.

The original and the best - Jackie Collins... or early Jilly Cooper is also fantastic.

@DramaAlpaca

Anything by Penny Vincenzi.

Or these too - cracking books, every last one of them!

Dawn 'o' Porter are good books for light reading. I really enjoyed So Lucky and Cows

Liane Moriarty is really good and an easy read

Not sure if qualifies as chick lit

Mhairi McFarlane - well written and entertaining

Thanks for the recommendations! I’m definitely going to look up some of these.

The Giver of Stars was great, would make an excellent film. I've just finished The Midnight Library and recommend.

Jennifer Crusie I love Welcome to Temptation, Bet Me and Fast Women to make but a few

Lisa Jewell.

Either of these authors?

Belinda Jones
Sophie Kinsella

A man called ove was brilliant.

When I need a light read I head for Jane Fallon, she's fun, chick lit but always with a twist and she doesn't always end in the 'and then she met a man and he made her life complete again' cop out ending!

Candace Bushnell