Looking for a book that can span generations, with no sex and little to no foul language. We most recently read (and loved) Educated by Tara Westover. Any suggestions?
Life as planned by Amanda Prowse or at the captain’s table by gervase phinn
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Honestly any Jane Austen book would be a good idea. My favorites are Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. But not everyone likes that style of literature.
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi would be really good for fiction, especially for a multi-generational book club!
If you want another non-fiction, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom would be good
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Remarkably Bright Creatures.
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A Gentleman in Moscow…the only sex is hinted at and in a charming way. I.e he mentions that his lover’s back has freckles like stars. Later in the book he’s heading upstairs (to her hotel room but no one knows that). When asked where he’s going, he casually says, “to study the constellations”. 🥰
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Hmmm… Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt is a good read! The only reference to anything remotely sexual is this paragraph:
“He’ll say he’s sorry, and she’ll frown, but she won’t really mean it, then he’ll put his hand on her leg and she’ll lean into him and they’ll lie here, cuddling, while they finish watching this dumb movie before retiring to bed for some solid post-argument sex.
But she doesn’t respond. Instead, she heads straight for the bedroom. He half smiles. Straight to it?
Then he hears the first thunk. What the . . . ? He has to investigate.”
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If you’re all of a mystery bent, try Deanna Raybourn’s Killers of a Certain Age.
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Kristan Higgins is a great author for this. Her books are a mix of romance and women’s fiction and are funny with great big families. Look on the Bright Side is one of her books I recently enjoyed.
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Life as planned by Amanda Prowse or at the captain’s table by gervase phinn
Honestly any Jane Austen book would be a good idea. My favorites are Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion. But not everyone likes that style of literature.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi would be really good for fiction, especially for a multi-generational book club!
If you want another non-fiction, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom would be good
Remarkably Bright Creatures.
h{{Remarkably Bright Creatures}}
A Gentleman in Moscow…the only sex is hinted at and in a charming way. I.e he mentions that his lover’s back has freckles like stars. Later in the book he’s heading upstairs (to her hotel room but no one knows that). When asked where he’s going, he casually says, “to study the constellations”. 🥰
Hmmm… Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt is a good read! The only reference to anything remotely sexual is this paragraph:
“He’ll say he’s sorry, and she’ll frown, but she won’t really mean it, then he’ll put his hand on her leg and she’ll lean into him and they’ll lie here, cuddling, while they finish watching this dumb movie before retiring to bed for some solid post-argument sex.
But she doesn’t respond. Instead, she heads straight for the bedroom. He half smiles. Straight to it?
Then he hears the first thunk. What the . . . ? He has to investigate.”
If you’re all of a mystery bent, try Deanna Raybourn’s Killers of a Certain Age.
Kristan Higgins is a great author for this. Her books are a mix of romance and women’s fiction and are funny with great big families. Look on the Bright Side is one of her books I recently enjoyed.