I need an easy, uplifting book- please help

[Uberaddict]

I am exhausted and am taking myself off for a few days in a week or two. I need a well written, page turner with no cancer, work conflict or sadness.

please help me find one

I Capture the Castle and Diary of a Nobody.

Diary of a nobody is great

Leonard and Hungry Paul

I've been enjoying the Miss Read books: Village Diary, Over The Gate, Village School etc for the same reasons @Uberaddict They are beautifully written, cleverly observed tales of village life. I find that they soothe my soul. Set in 1950s-1970s

Totally agree with this ~ they are wonderful books. Have also enjoyed the Thrush Green series

I have never understood why the books haven't been made into a TV series. I think Dawn French would make a wonderful Mrs Pringle!

@NigellaDelia I agree that she would make a great Mrs Pringle. I do love the wry humour around Miss Read's observation of that lady.

Also love the use of the word 'sturdy'. She manages to use in in every one of her books. 'Sturdy undergarments' made me laugh out loud.
I think I read some Thrush Green books years ago. I must track them down.

Goodness ~ I've read those books SO many times but had never noticed the use of that word. Very apt!

The Thrush Green books are lovely . . . I really like the exploits of the Lovelace sisters (their names - Ada, Bertha & Violet are quite fashionable nowadays!) It's ages since I read these books but I loved the descriptions of their frugality!

These books have a very special place in our family - Village School was on my sister's reading list when she was about to start teacher's training college in the late 1960's. My DM read it and started getting the other books from the library. The rest of the family started reading them and I must have been quite young when I read my first one (I'm a lot younger than my sister) I probably have a complete set although they are very old. 'Miss Clare Remembers' is my absolute favourite ~ I love the story about Emily Davis

I'm going to make a non-fiction suggestion - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton about an abandoned baby hare she finds and rescues. It's lovely, definitely fits the Uplifting brief.

The shopoholic books especially the early ones
They are not high brow but they are popular for a reason and very uplifting and funny books.

I love reading books about books! Susan Hill's "Howard's End is on the Landing" is my all time favourite and Lucy Mangan's "Bookworm" (about childrens' books) is also very good.

You Are Here by David Nicholls

Something positive to motivate you? Womanhooded is a real life story mixed with feminism and action plans. I’m currently turning my life around as I’ve forgotten who I am. Don’t know about you? Take care xx

Here’s one from the left field:
Enchanted April by Elizabeth Van Armin

There was an excellent BBC film adaptation of this some years ago with a superb cast, including Dame Joan Plowright.

On similar feelgood lines is The Villa in Italy by Elizabeth Edmondson. In the post war period a group of people who are all unhappy for various reasons come together at the villa. While they're discovering why they are there, they all also find out what they really want to do with their lives.

Check out some of the Japanese cozy stuff

Days at the Morisaki Bookstore

Passengers On the Hankyu Line

Before The Coffee Gets Cold

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

And there's always Sir Terry Pratchett.

Was just going to suggest the same. A particular mention goes to 'Further Afield' where Miss Read and Amy go on holiday to Crete. Just beautifully lulling prose.

Miss Buncle’s book. If you like it, there is at least one, and possibly more, sequel.

Just posting here to book mark as I am always looking for books along these lines

@NigellaDelia you’re a woman after my own heart, I have shelf full of books about books and reading. Both those you’ve mentioned are excellent. I also seem to collect writing about cooking and kitchens and have a couple of chef biography books too.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer I think fits the bill perfectly. Lovely, sweet, simple feelgood.

This I have to read. If only to find out what a tea monk is.

A friend was recfommending uplifting books just the other day and suggested Enchanted April and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. I've not read either of them but both have been recommended already on this thread so probably a safe bet.

Please let me know if you need it and struggle to get a copy (online or from the library). If you DM me, I’ll send you one (caveat: used copy).

@Tonissister I absolutely love the film version of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. One of my favorite films.

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans - funny, insightful and historically interesting too - with a great heroine.