The Midnight Library

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It came up when readers asked:

• “I want to get something for my mum who's been really anxious since she retired. She likes gentle, practical reads. Any book ideas?”
• “I loved Notes on a Nervous Planet and want more books like it, funny and honest about anxiety but not too clinical. What would you suggest?”
• “Our book club wants to pick a book about anxiety that will get people talking without being too heavy. Any suggestions?”

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Claude 2

It came up when readers asked:

• “I've mostly read thrillers and want to get into literary fiction. Where should I start without it feeling like hard work?”
• “I've got a long flight to Australia coming up. What literary fiction novel would be absorbing enough to get me through it without being too heavy?”

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Claude 1

It came up when readers asked:

• “I need a book for my mum's birthday, she's 62 and loves cosy love stories and Richard Osman style humour but isn't into anything too racy. Any ideas?”

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Claude 1

It came up when readers asked:

• “I need a birthday present for my mum who loves cosy, funny true stories about family life, any memoir suggestions?”

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It came up when readers asked:

• “I've never really read historical fiction before, where should I start? Something not too heavy going would be good.”