The 10 books on this stack
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Helen Simonson 2010
Why it's on the stack
Funny and sad at once · a love story that hurts
It shares this with 2 more books on this stack
Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from…
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Rachel Joyce 2012 1 want to read
Why it's on the stack
You come out liking people more · living with grief
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has…
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Clare Pooley 2025
Why it's on the stack
Sad, but it leaves you hopeful · found family
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Globe and Mail bestseller Toronto Star bestseller A Washington Post “ FEEL-GOOD BOOK guaranteed to lift your spirits” "I loved The Authenticity Project .
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Simon Van Booy 2024
Why it's on the stack
It restores your faith in people · living with grief
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
A LOVE READING STAR PICK AND BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gorgeously odd tale about finding yourself again, unexpectedly.
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Paulette Jiles 2016
Why it's on the stack
Tender and sad at once · western
It shares this with 4 more books on this stack
In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world.
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Fredrik Backman 2012
Why it's on the stack
It restores your faith in people · living with grief
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
The million-copy bestselling phenomenon, Fredrik Backman's heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.
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Judy Leigh 2018
Why it's on the stack
It hurts, and then it heals · adventure, and laughs all the way
It shares this with 5 more books on this stack
‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda Dickinson A funny and heartwarming debut for fans of Celia Imrie and Dawn French.
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Beth O'Leary 2020
Why it's on the stack
It restores your faith in people · comforting, like coming home
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
* READ BETH O'LEARY'S BRAND NEW UNMISSABLE ROMANCE, THE NAME GAME , OUT NOW * 'So charming, so sweet and so lovely' MARIAN KEYES Leena is too young to feel stuck.
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Richard Osman 2020
Why it's on the stack
Odd and endearing · a cozy mystery, no gore
It shares this with 1 more book on this stack
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club.
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Kent Haruf 2015
Why it's on the stack
It restores your faith in people
It shares this with 6 more books on this stack
Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to her neighbor, Louis Waters.