Michelle Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 CD, I'm a huge fan of Maggie O'Farrell, but I don't think I'd class her as chick lit. Have you read any of her others? I actually put My Lover's Lover at the bottom of the list. Quote
vodkafan Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 CD, I'm a huge fan of Maggie O'Farrell, but I don't think I'd class her as chick lit. Have you read any of her others? I actually put My Lover's Lover at the bottom of the list. Hi Michelle who is CD? if you mean me no I haven't read any other book by her. I picked up My Lover's Lover out of curiosity from a charity shop in my pre-kindle days. There were one or two passages in it which stuck in my memory. If you had to pick her best which one would you recommend? Quote
Michelle Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 Sorry, I was using my phone, and not paying enough attention to the spell check! My order would probably be: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox After You'd Gone The Hand That First Held Mine The Distance Between Us My Lover's Lover Quote
bobblybear Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 I too am a huge fan of Maggie O'Farrell, but would certainly not classify her books as chick-lit. They are deeply emotional reads, where I think of chick-lit as being quite light and fluffy. Like Michelle, my top three are After You'd Gone, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox and The Hand That First Held Mine (I can't rank them - they are all equally brilliant). I wasn't really fond of My Lover's Lover or The Distance Between Us. They just didn't have the pull of the other three. If you pick any of those top three, you simply cannot go wrong. Quote
vodkafan Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 Thank you both! Gonna check these out on Amazon Quote
chaliepud Posted October 15, 2011 Posted October 15, 2011 (edited) I'd like to add Kristin Hannah to this list, she's not particularly light and fluffy as someone described chick lit, she probably leans slightly toward contemporary fiction, but her books will predominantly appeal to women which I think is also chick lit criteria. I've only read Night Road so far as she seems to sell to a mainly US market so her books are more expensive over here, and I have only seen Night Road in Waterstones and that was because it featured on the Richard and Judy book list this year. It was a compelling read, the subject matter is very upsetting and tense and I couldn't put it down. I really must try another of her books to see if they are all as good, I hope so. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Road-Kristin-Hannah/dp/0330534971/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318715690&sr=1-1 Edited October 15, 2011 by chaliepud Quote
MysteryRose Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 At the moment my favourite chick-lit authors are: Gemma Burgess and Jane Costello. Quote
charmer Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Would you class Virginia Andrews as a chick lit writer? She has done some brilliant novels including ( flowers in the attic 1 -3 ) (castell family saga 1-5 ), Heaven .being the first of the books,truely an emotional journay.I enjoyed every second. Quote
MysteryRose Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 I add Jessica Thompson to my list of favourite autors. Even though she has written only 1 novel, but she told me on Twitter that her second one is out next year. I loved her novel "This is a love story". Beautiful. Every page. A delightful read. Anybody else did read it? Quote
sue Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 I absolutely love Louise bagshawe, and recently read tilly bagshawe's flawless which I loved so looking forward to reading more of hers. I also love sophie kinsella's books, not too keen on marian keyed.. Quote
Parenthesis Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 Maeve Binchy. Hands down. I've read all but two of her books. I like the way Maeve Binchy weaves her stories and plotlines. On more than one occasion I have come to the end of a book she has written and only to find myself disappointed that there isn't more. Quote
Lau_Lou Posted October 9, 2019 Posted October 9, 2019 I have read a lot of Sophie Kinsella and enjoyed them all. Some more than others but I have never been disappointed. Other authors I have read and liked from the same or similar genre are Ali McNamara, Milly Johnson, Jill Mansall and Jenny colgan. No doubt forgotten some. Chris Manby and Carole Matthews two books each one I loved and one I didnt. .well that is if I have assumed correctly that Chris and Chrissie Manby are the same person. I need to read more books by Marian Keyes outside of the Walsh sisters series. Quote
Athena Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 13 hours ago, Lau_Lou said: Chris Manby and Carole Matthews two books each one I loved and one I didnt. .well that is if I have assumed correctly that Chris and Chrissie Manby are the same person. Yes, Chris Manby and Chrissie Manby are the same author. As far as I know, Chris Manby are her older books, Chrissie Manby are her newer books. I've read quite a few of them and liked all of them. Quote
Lau_Lou Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Athena said: Yes, Chris Manby and Chrissie Manby are the same author. As far as I know, Chris Manby are her older books, Chrissie Manby are her newer books. I've read quite a few of them and liked all of them. Have you read The Matchbreaker? I laughed so much reading that and the main character was so loveable. I'll definitely look out for more by this author. Quote
Athena Posted October 10, 2019 Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Lau_Lou said: Have you read The Matchbreaker? I laughed so much reading that and the main character was so loveable. I'll definitely look out for more by this author. I recently managed to find a second-hand copy of it! It has been out of print on my usual website for so long, that when I found a second-hand copy from the UK I ordered it (I don't normally do that, because often they don't arrive - I'm still waiting for my second-hand copy of another book, oh well. But gladly this one did arrive!). I haven't read it yet but I have high hopes I'll like it based on you liking it so much . Quote
surreal.reality Posted June 3, 2020 Posted June 3, 2020 Hi, I’ve just joined. My favourites are Sophie Kinsella, followed closely by Lindsey Kelk. I also like Carole Matthews, Katie Fforde, Jill Mansell and Anna Bell and others but often their books have a sad back story of someone who’s died and I’m just looking for fun. Any suggestions? Thanks. Quote
Lau_Lou Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Hi Linda, Welcome to the forum Have you read anything by Ali McNamara or Milly Joshnson? They are two I would recommend. I have only read You're The One That I Don't Want by Alexandra Potter but it is one of the best books I have read this year. I hope you find some books you enjoy and happy reading Quote
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