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amother

Crimson

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 12:56 am

Another vote for Maeve Binchy
It’s not so easy to find clean books…

amother

Snowflake

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:03 am

Try Anita Shreve’s books. Light on Snow was a good one.

amother

Aubergine

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:06 am

Do you like middle grade or kids novels, or only adult? Easier to find clean ones in the kids section.

amother

Snowflake

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:16 am

Two more authors for you.
Anna Quindlen’s books are great. Blessings is one I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
John Grisham writes courtroom dramas. Very entertaining and they’re clean. In case courtroom dramas aren’t your type, he wrote one book that’s different from the others. It’s called A Painted House. It’s a coming of age story about a boy growing up poor on a farm in Arkansas. Read it. The characters are so real you feel like you’re right there with them.

amother

Hydrangea

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:22 am

If you like regency romances, Georgette Heyer has a lot of fun, well written books.
I’d go with some classics like Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, To Kill a Mockingbird.

amother

Daphne

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:33 am

amother Hydrangea wrote:

If you like regency romances, Georgette Heyer has a lot of fun, well written books.
I’d go with some classics like Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Second this very enthusiastically.
Also what about Danielle Steele? I find some of her books boring but she’s clean and very prolific.

Imabubby60

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:34 am

Look up Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

GLUE

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:47 am

Try L.M. Montgomery
She wrote light and clean romance.

amother

Camellia

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:52 am

Start with kids books consider little house in the big woods
Beverly cleary
Gordon korman
Not everything needs to be so serious and intense. Have a great time!!
Wayside school
Carolyn Haywood etc

Rappel

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 1:53 am

Search the young adult section of the library

amother

Hydrangea

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 2:00 am

Try the Harry Potter books

amother

Charcoal

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 2:03 am

Agree with PP re Jane Austen - very hard to beat for romance. I also think George Elliott (a woman) is a truly wonderful writer you might enjoy.

B'Syata D'Shmya

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 2:34 am

amother Snowflake wrote:

Spell it Maeve Binchy annd you’ll find her. Nothing that’ll offend you and some of them are great. Enjoy.

AUTOCORRECT and you are correct!!

OP try also Amy Tan

amother

Wine

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 3:58 am

Here a few books I read recently that are clean:
Jojo Moyes - Someone Else's Shoes (her books are clean, light romance)
Alice Hoffman - Invisible Hour (read two of her books and both were clean)
Sarah Addison Allen - Other Birds

amother

Cerise

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:16 am

amother Camellia wrote:

Start with kids books consider little house in the big woods
Beverly cleary
Gordon korman
Not everything needs to be so serious and intense. Have a great time!!
Wayside school
Carolyn Haywood etc

My 3rd grader reads these books. Why would An adult (want to) read childrens books?

amother

Pistachio

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:25 am

I don't know if you've read these yet, they're children's books but I read them plenty as an adult:

Little Women and others by Louisa May Alcott
All LM Montgomery books, especially Anne of Green Gables
A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by Francis Burnette
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Pollyanna
Heidi
Caddie Woodlawn
Cherry Ames
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Fin

As others said, Georgette Heyer for clean romance

Also, I know you said you don't like murder mysteries, but Agatha Christie is exceptional.

Also, there is a site that reviews all sorts of books, but especially romance, and you can filter by sensuality level and also by type. There are tons of choices for cleaner books, I use the site a lot.

Allaboutromance.com

cuffs

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:34 am

Why are people recommending books I read in 3rd grade?
Here are my top 3, they are bestsellers
The glass castle
Educated
Where the crawdads sing

amother

Pistachio

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:43 am

cuffs wrote:

Why are people recommending books I read in 3rd grade?
Here are my top 3, they are bestsellers
The glass castle
Educated
Where the crawdads sing

The books I recommended were all books I read as an adult. Sorry if I'm not as intellectual as you (I read way above my age level in general, as an FYI). Those books are just so good.

amother

NeonOrange

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:44 am

cuffs wrote:

Why are people recommending books I read in 3rd grade?
Here are my top 3, they are bestsellers
The glass castle
Educated
Where the crawdads sing

Agree! I grew up chassidish as well and we had most of the children’s books mentioned, at home.

Off topic, but can you or anyone explain why ‘Where the crawdads sing’ is among your favorite books? I thought it was rather unrealistic and it gave me the creeps.

amother

Pistachio

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:46 am

cuffs wrote:

Why are people recommending books I read in 3rd grade?
Here are my top 3, they are bestsellers
The glass castle
Educated
Where the crawdads sing

Because they're clean.

Adding James Herriot and Erma Bombeck, which are NOT childrens books.

ETA: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

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