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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Winifred Watson

234 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction classics funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
The Christmas Tree by Jennifer Johnston
The Christmas Tree
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Jennifer Johnston

The Christmas Tree

Jennifer Johnston

167 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
This Human Season by Louise Dean

This Human Season

Louise Dean

456 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

319 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Sloan Wilson

276 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction classics reflective slow-paced
Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin

Michel Faber

296 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction horror science fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Tivington Nott by Alex Miller

Tivington Nott

Alex Miller

167 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction literary reflective slow-paced
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage

W. Somerset Maugham

699 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas

The Slap

Christos Tsiolkas

missing page info • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction contemporary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Antarctica by Claire Keegan

Antarctica

Claire Keegan

209 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0kimbofo's review
fiction short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced