Hello, I am looking for a book suggestion for my mom. She just turned 60 this year. She enjoys fiction, but doesn’t really like fantasy. Some books she has read that I know she liked:
-several books by Fredrik Backman, her favorite is “Anxious People”
-“Eight Hundred Grapes” by Laura Dave
-“Hello Sunshine” by Laura Dave
-“The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion
She has read one or two Kristin Hannah books and she liked them but prefers something less sad/emotional. I gifted her “The House in the Cerulean Sea” last year and she liked it but I know fantasy is not what she typically would reach for. She has read “Beach Read” by Emily Henry but she was not a fan of the explicit scenes. She is okay with a little spice as long as it’s not too over the top.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
by chicknpotpie44
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The Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny.
– The Wedding People by Alison Espach. It does starts out pretty heavy, but that sadness doesn’t linger throughout the whole book. It’s actually incredibly funny and moves toward a really beautiful, hopeful ending.
– One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle. This one has an element of magical realism (time travel..or perhaps it was all a “dream”), but it’s such a beautiful story about the relationship btwn a mother & daughter. And will make you want to visit Italy!
‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ could be a good one! 🐙
The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb
A Boy of Good Breeding by Miriam Toewes
The Stone Angel by Margaret Lawrence
Etta and Otto and Russel and James by Emma Hooper
J-POD by Douglas Coupland (some mentions of drug use in this one, nothing too crazy – the mom grows weed)
Happiness by Will Ferguson
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
Shining Through by Susan Isaacs
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Crosstalk by Connie Willis (yes, this is technically science fiction, but it’s for people who don’t like sf.)
Fannie Flag, most famous for Fried Green Tomatoes, might fit the bill
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
I’ve heard Theo Of Golden is good for people who like uplifting not too heavy reads
My recommendations are:
– Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
– You Are Here by David Nicholls
– Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
– The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Does she like historical fiction and mysteries? Try “Maisie Dobbs” by Jacqueline Winspear. It is set in Britain during and just after WWI. If she likes it, there is a whole series of these books.
Rules of Civility is good read, lovely writing style.
Mary Kay Andrews is one of my favorite writers. Savannah Blues is the first of a series in her books, all others are stand alones. Deep Dish would be a good one to start with.
I’m about her age and read alot. I enjoyed “Remarkably Bright Creatures”