Here are a few books you might enjoy. Not all are lighthearted Christmas holiday reads, though...
Left Neglected by Lisa Genoa. I read her book love anthony last month, and this was another good one, about a career wife & mother who has an accident and ends up with a brain injury. Really interesting to read of a disability where the person is unaware of the disability...
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry. It's on the Regina Public Library's 100th Anniversary, 100 Favorite All Time Books list that I have been checking for recommendations for years, so I was glad when it was a book club pick for this year. Character driven rather than plot driven, this one is set in India around the time I was born. Fascinating to read of a world so far away in space and culture, yet so close in time. A real everything goes wrong tale, but with touches of hope and joy.
What Came Before He Shot Her by Elizabeth George. I read this right after A Fine Balance, eager to read something more entertaining, and less tragic... bad pick for that. It was compelling, but a sad story of how a good kid gets into a bad situation through circumstances outside his control. An Inspector Lynley novel - sort of - it's the back story of how and why his wife was shot, and the usual characters make minimal appearances. It's also on the same 100 Books list.
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