{"id":7857,"date":"2017-03-26T08:01:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-26T07:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7857"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:44:53","slug":"more-recent-reads-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7857","title":{"rendered":"More recent reads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The writing was captivating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last couple of months here in London have been cold and wet and grey. My determination to find new authors disappeared with the sun, and it’s been a couple of months of comfort reads for me.<\/p>\n

I’ve posted the books in the order I read them – not in any sort of preference…. although the first book is probably my favourite. It is also the one new author\u00a0in this list… and what an author she is!<\/p>\n

Winter Garden \u2013 Kristin Hannah <\/strong>(paperback \u2013 new author)<\/p>\n

Well, when I say new author…. I really mean almost new author. I did read a short story by Kristin Hannah a long time ago and was enchanted by it. I don\u2019t know why it took so long for me to come back to her. But now that I have found her again, I will be back.<\/p>\n

This is a book about grief, and lies and families. It\u2019s beautifully written. The language and imagery transported me from page one. The characters are sympathetic and well-drawn \u2013 which is a rather cold way of saying they were very real to me.<\/p>\n

I picked this book up at a conference \u2013 it is signed by the author, which is always nice. Reading it has kept me in touch with my resolution to expand my reading this year\u2026 and encouraged me to do so. But when I need comfort reads, the old favourites are still there.<\/p>\n

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Thought provoking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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House Rules \u2013 Jodi Picoult <\/strong>(e-book and a favourite author)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a fan of Jodi Picoult since I read Plain Truth \u2013 quite a few years now. House Rules is typical of her work \u2013 there\u2019s a mother faced with a dilemma when her son is charged with murder. But the extra layer she brings to this is that the son, who is eighteen, has Asperger\u2019s Syndrome. I have some familiarity with the illness, but this book me much deeper.<\/p>\n

Once again, I found this a very emotional read. I challenged me to think about how I would feel in a similar situation. And it made me think how one person\u2019s illness changes the lives of everyone around them.<\/p>\n

An excellent read, as her books always are.<\/p>\n

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Another fab Sue Moorcroft book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Is this Love \u2013 Sue Moorcroft <\/strong>(paperback \u2013 favourite author)<\/p>\n

Full disclosure here \u2013 Sue is a friend of mine. She is also a very fine author. I\u2019ve been reading Sue\u2019s books since her very first. She just keeps getting better. I realised I had slipped this one into my shelf of signed books, but hadn\u2019t actually read it; something I quickly rectified.<\/p>\n

The book deals with a difficult and sad issue \u2013 a young girl injured in a road accident who will require constant care for the rest of her life. It\u2019s not so much her story, as it is the story of her family, in particular her sister, who have to deal with the results of her injury. It\u2019s a story about how one person\u2019s tragedy can change the lives of everyone who is close to them.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also a story that has, in true Sue Moorcroft style, a hero you just have to fall in love with.<\/p>\n

Go and get it. Read it. Read anything Sue Moorcroft writes. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\n

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A fast moving and interesting tale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Racketeer – John Grisham <\/strong>(e-book and a favourite author)<\/p>\n

I wonder if a writer of legal thrillers would be pleased to be labelled as a comfort read,\u00a0but he is an author I know I can go to and have a fast, enjoyable read. It\u2019s not hard work reading a Grisham. It is entertaining.<\/p>\n

My previous from him was Sycamore Row \u2013 and it was not my favourite. With the Racketeer, he\u2019s back on the sort of form I enjoy. This book is full of plot twists and turns which I didn\u2019t see coming. Once again, Grisham has given us bad guys to hate \u2013 in the case in the establishment.<\/p>\n

This book was a huge seller \u2013 and it is good. I still think his earlier work was better \u2013 but I\u2019ll be there for the next.<\/p>\n

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A visit with old friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One Wish – Robyn Carr <\/strong>(e-book and a favourite author)<\/p>\n

This is the seventh book in Robyn Carr\u2019s Thunder Point Series.<\/p>\n

Robyn Carr got me started on US small town series romances about six or seven years ago \u2026 an addiction that I still feed voraciously.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing I can say about this book that I haven\u2019t said about all the other Robyn Carr books I\u2019ve read \u2013 its good, heart-warming and at times tear-inducing small town romance. Opening a Robyn Carr book feels like coming home.<\/p>\n

She is quite a prolific writer \u2013 which makes me a very happy reader.<\/p>\n

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An enjoyable and light hearted read.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Art of Christmas \u2013 Jane Lovering <\/strong>(e-book and a\u00a0favourite author)<\/p>\n

Jane Lovering and I share a publisher. She writes funny, heart-warming stories, one of which won Romantic Novel of the Year a few years back.<\/p>\n

I started reading this because I needed a short read \u2013 and a light-hearted one. A sort of literary sorbet between heavier courses.<\/p>\n

It was just the ticket. Although short, the story is great \u2013 possibly tear inducing at one or two points. The characters are well drawn and likeable. I powered through it very quickly and was a bit disappointed when it ended. Not WITH the ending, you understand, but because it was over.<\/p>\n

Jane\u00a0also writes funny\/heart-warming vampire\/zombie books.\u00a0I know – that sounds strange, but its not. Read one and see what I mean. I’ll be heading that way again shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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