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Gentle Reads

1.) Contain no explicit sex, violence, or strong language

2.) Gentle Pacing that takes the reader on a leisurely story filled with comfortable characters and no unsettling surprises.

3.) Storylines emphasize relationships among characters, rather than suspense or social issues.

4.)Gentle humor often appears in dialogue or underlines these stories.

5.) Take readers back to a comfortable time and place, usually a small town or rural area.

Below is a list of authors and series and books to get readers started.
For a more individualized recommendation call the Reference Desk at 860-793-1446 x.4 or stop by the Library.

Catalog

Here are some books like this.

  •  The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

  • Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg

  • The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

  • Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with recipes) by Lorna Landvik

  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

  • Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott

  • My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith

  • The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

  • Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron

  • Katie Up and Down the Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Five Neighbors into a Family by Glenn Plaskin

Here are some gentle series.

  • Elm Creek Quilts Series by Jennifer Chiaverini

  • Mitford Years Series by Jan Karon

  • Rose Trilogy by Beverly Lewis

  • Harmony Series by Philip Gulley

  • Cedar Cove Series by Debbie Macomber

  • Happiness Key Series by Emilie Richards

  • Valentine Series by Adriana Trigiani

  • Maisie Dobbs Series by Jacqueline Winspear

  • Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series by Louise Penny

  • Museum Series by Sheila Connolly