Feel Good Reads
American humourist P.J. O'Rourke once said, "Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." But sometimes we simply feel like reading something other than all those worthy and impressive literary award winners - something lighter but still well-written, something wonderfully witty which makes us laugh out loud, or maybe just a cracking good adventure. So for all of you who wander in and tell us that you're looking for something different to read, but you don't really know what you want; or who need something for a friend in hospital; or a book to take on holiday; or just something to escape from the grimness of the nightly news - we are delighted to present a new area in our bookshop entitled "Feel-Good Reads."
Titles include both fiction and non-fiction options - beloved classics from P.G. Wodehouse, Barbara Pym, and Nancy Mitford; hilarious travel narratives from Bill Bryson; amusing essays from David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs; modern Australian classics from John Clarke, Shane Maloney, and Thea Astley; plus many more from Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions to Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series; from Alexander McCall-Smith's warm and witty Scottish tales to Paul Carter's gripping and often hilarious true-life adventures.
We will also be promoting Feel-Good Friday where we will feature a chosen title from these shelves and posting on facebook, twitter and instagram so keep an eye out for your next great read.
Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Not all marriages end in happily ever after... In their youth, lovebirds Elizabeth and Ray had to fight to be together. Their future was full of promise and, blessed with children and careers, their happiness complete. But a twist of fate changed their lives forever. Now in her sixties, Elizabeth is d ...Show more
The Drover's Wives by O'Neill , Ryan
$26.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
The new book from the winner of the 2017 Prime Ministers Literary award for fiction. Henry Lawson’s short story ‘The Drover’s Wife’ is an Australian classic that has sparked interpretations on the page, on canvas and on the stage. But it has never been so thoroughly, or hilariously, reimagined as by Ry ...Show more
The No-Show: The utterly heart-warming new novel from the author of The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
'Ingenious, heartwarming and romantic' Sophie Kinsella'Surprising and deeply satisfying' Emily Henry'The kind of book that leaves an impression on your heart' Holly Miller'Such a clever, finely woven, sweet and heart-rending story' Bolu BabalolaThe funny, heart-breaking and uplifting new novel from the ...Show more
Prettier if She Smiled More by Toni Jordan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
One perfect life. One disastrous week. The brand-new novel from bestselling, acclaimed and beloved author Toni Jordan As the eldest child in a single-parent family, Kylie's always had more important things on her mind than smiling. Controlling her job, her home, her romantic life - and most importantly, ...Show more
Remainders of the Day - More Diaries from The Bookshop, Wigtown by Shaun Bythell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll - with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him wrong - there are some good ones among the ant ...Show more
Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina May
$34.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
What if the person getting you through the hardest time in your life is someone you've never met? Maxine 'Max' Mayberry, an ad executive with writing ambitions, is holed up in a friend's apartment after discovering her long-term boyfriend in bed with another woman. If that wasn't bad enough, Max has rec ...Show more
This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
A delightfully funny and romantic debut novel from Susanna Hoffs, the celebrated performer and co-founder of The Bangles, that is 'part romcom, part Jane Eyre, and one hundred 'percent enjoyable (Tom Perrotta).Jane Start is thirty-three, broke, and recently single. Ten years prior, she had a hit song-wr ...Show more
The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
You are warmly invited to . . . The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book ClubSunday 25th June 1978, 10 o'clockRSVP to Sybil Baxter - ask the operator for 'Fairvale'~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Brimming with atmosphere and warmth' Jenny Ashcroft, author of Island in the East'An absolute gem of a novel' Bette ...Show more
The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Two women abduct and hide out with their four-year-old granddaughter Avery, who they suspect is being harmed. They both love Avery ... shame they can't stand each other. A wise and witty novel for readers of Sophie Green and Brooke Davis. What would you do to protect a child?Beth's daughter Cleo and Shi ...Show more
One Good Turn (Jackson Brodie #2) by Kate Atkinson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction | Series: Jackson Brodie | Reading Level: very good
It is the Edinburgh Festival. People queuing for a lunchtime show witness a road-rage incident - an incident which changes the lives of everyone involved. Jackson Brodie, ex-army, ex-police, ex-private detective, is also an innocent bystander - until he becomes a suspect. With Case Histories, Kate Atkin ...Show more
488 Rules for Life - The Thankless Art of Being Correct by Kitty Flanagan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
RICHARD GLOVER: ''You won’t agree with all her rules – I, for one, am a great believer in the word “pash” – but there is a good laugh, and a lively argument, to be had on every page.'' 488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Applying truth and wit to ...Show more
Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
In this sparkling romantic comedy, a young journalist tampers with her magazine's horoscopes to win her friend's heart - and sets in motion an unpredictable and often hilarious ripple effect . . .When Justine Carmichael (Sagittarius, aspiring journalist and sceptic) bumps into her old friend Nick Jordan ...Show more