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Literary Fiction to Bring Comfort in Dark Times - The Guardian

""It will renew your faith in humanity": books to bring comfort in dark times.
The best literary comfort reads rebuild our strength so we can face reality, argues novelist Francesca Segal. She picks her ultimate reading list...."
From an article in "The Guardian."
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Nothing to See Here (Kevin Wilson)
Nothing to See Here
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Kevin Wilson
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
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James McBride
The Millstone (1965) (Margaret Drabble)
The Millstone (1965)
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Margaret Drabble
Juliet, Naked (Nick Hornby)
Juliet, Naked
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Nick Hornby
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
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Dodie Smith
Panenka (Ronan Hession)
Panenka
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Ronan Hession
Standard Deviation (Katherine Henry)
Standard Deviation
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Katherine Henry
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
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Jane Austen
Tom Lake (Ann Patchett)
Tom Lake
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Ann Patchett
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
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Maria Semple
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
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Bonnie Garmus
Family Happiness (Laurie Colwin)
Family Happiness
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Gabrielle Zevin)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Gabrielle Zevin
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
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Susanna Clarke
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
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George Saunders
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