Books that get you out of a reading slump, easy to read but hard to forget. I adore all of these.
Sections
5
Historical fiction
Nostalgic 🥹 truly
took me less than a week to finish
These books speak for themselves
Culturally immersive
Historical fiction
This one sent me down a rabbit hole researching the Pendle witch trials in Lancashire!! A must read for history lovers
The Familiars by Stacey Halls - Waterstones
Stacey Halls: The Household
MANILLA PRESS The Household - Sunday Times Bestseller
A historical fiction, mystery. Easy to read but kept me intrigued.
Mrs England by Stacey Halls | Waterstones
Absolutely heartbreaking but a must read!!
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell | Waterstones
Nostalgic 🥹 truly
Hear me out, this is still my favourite book ever. It makes me so emotional, sometimes you’ve got to read your childhood favourite stories again to get back in tune with yourself 🥹
Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake | Waterstones
Yet again, a nostalgic read
Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake | Waterstones
took me less than a week to finish
This eased me into Japanese fiction. Warm but harsh and it makes you think.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot | Waterstones
What would you do if you could go back in time? ~ I learnt a lot through this book. That sometimes the things we regret, our loved ones don’t… I needed this
Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi | Waterstones
The details in this book are next level! I could picture every paragraph.
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton | Waterstones
These books speak for themselves
This is still on pre order but after reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, this is on my to read list. And I’m already recommending it…yes, that’s how good this author is!
Land by Maggie O'Farrell | Waterstones
Culturally immersive
Marjan Kamali: The Stationery Shop of Tehran: A heart-wrenching story
The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali | Waterstones
In a little coffee shop in one of the most dangerous places on earth, five very different women come together . . .
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez