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.
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