Asking for my Mom who's interested in getting back into reading. Genre doesn't matter. She just wants someone who's experienced. Bonus points if the main character is 70+
Remarkably Bright Creatures (70)
By Shelby Van Pelt
These have two main characters but one is a woman 70+ and they are wonderful books
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
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Havoc, by Christopher Bollen
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The Correspondent is pretty popular and beloved. (I thought it was just okay.)
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Miss Benson’s Beetle
Also, seconding Remarkably Bright Creatures
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“Gracie Jenkins runs a Marathon” by Penny Miren
“The Bucket List” by Rachel Hanna
“No! I don’t want to join a book club” by Virginia Ironside
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“Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Stroud
“Breathing Lessons’ by Anne Tyler
“My Japanese Lover” by Isabelle Allende
“The Summer Before the Dark” by Doris Lessing
A lot of Anne Beattie short stories too.
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Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
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Thirding Remarkably Bright Creatures
Also, the Vera Wong cozy murder books
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The Correspondent by Virgina Evans fits the bill. I really enjoyed it and gave it to my mother in law and Nana who both did as well. I believe a movie is in the works.
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The Library (72)
By Bella Osborne
Remarkably Bright Creatures (70)
By Shelby Van Pelt
These have two main characters but one is a woman 70+ and they are wonderful books
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
Havoc, by Christopher Bollen
The Correspondent is pretty popular and beloved. (I thought it was just okay.)
Miss Benson’s Beetle
Also, seconding Remarkably Bright Creatures
“Gracie Jenkins runs a Marathon” by Penny Miren
“The Bucket List” by Rachel Hanna
“No! I don’t want to join a book club” by Virginia Ironside
“Olive Kitteridge” by Elizabeth Stroud
“Breathing Lessons’ by Anne Tyler
“My Japanese Lover” by Isabelle Allende
“The Summer Before the Dark” by Doris Lessing
A lot of Anne Beattie short stories too.
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
Thirding Remarkably Bright Creatures
Also, the Vera Wong cozy murder books
The Correspondent by Virgina Evans fits the bill. I really enjoyed it and gave it to my mother in law and Nana who both did as well. I believe a movie is in the works.