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What a wonderful list. I've added the ones I haven't read yet to my GoodReads list -- about half of these are new to me! Also -- I read The Summer Book this past January when I was at my Dad's house for 2 weeks getting it ready for closing. (He passed away in Aug 2024). One might think that this books would be too "literary" to read doing such an emotionally and physically demanding task but it was not. It was exactly what I needed. Something I could read for a bit before bed that was so lovely, uplifting, fun and evocative. I could actually SEE the Northern Summer Light as I read it!

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Shayne Johnson's avatar

Wow, some great books here. I work in a bookshop and host the mystery bookclub and we are reading Ordinary Grace this summer. I am forever pressing that book into customer's hands. One of my all-time favorite books is The Shell Seekers by Rosmund Pilcher. Always makes a great reread in the summer months for me. Thanks for the great suggestions.

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