Any suggestions on an easy and uplifting book for my 70+ mom? Rough year, lost son to cancer and doesn’t have a lot going on these days. Likes to garden, dogs, outdoors/kayak.
Note – she doesn’t read much, but we are changing that in my family and everyone is getting a book for the holidays. Last book she read was “The Art of Racing in the Rain”
by peabusbus
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So animals…comedy….how about James Herriot? They’re funny and good books. If not the actual series…he has 2 – cat Stories and Dog Stories. Aimed at the younger reader but certainly suit adults as well, he just picked them from the other books…
There’s Tricki Woo and the doting Mrs. Pumphrey – the dog that’s so pampered he’s usually stuffed to the brim. There’s Muffles and Ruffles – two Westies that enjoy putting James through misery. There’s the sad story of Amber – a dog that lost her beauty and life to a disease James has found all too familiar. And then there’s Cedric – a Boxer with a severe flatulence problem.
Clancy the dog who nobody would go near and Gyp, the sheepdog who only ever barked once in his life.,
*The Thursday Murder Club* by Richard Osman
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case.
*The Mysterious Affair at Styles* by Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie’s debut novel was also the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective.
*Three Men in a Boat* by Jerome K. Jerome
“We agree that we are overworked, and need a rest – A week on the rolling deep? – George suggests the river.” And with the co-operation of several hampers of food and a covered boat, the three men (not forgetting the dog) set out on a hilarious voyage of mishaps up the Thames.
And agreed, *All Creatures Great and Small* by James Herriot
Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world’s most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.