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Heartwarming fiction recommendations

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I used to say that if nobody died in a book -- and preferably a violent death -- I didn`t want to read it.  Recently however, I received a recommendation to confine my reading to more heartwarming, inspiring material.  This makes sense to me.  All that killing makes for exciting drama, but at what cost to my psyche?

 

So anyway...any recommendations for beautifully written, heartwarming fiction?  Author recommendations?  I`d also be interested in essays.

 

Thanks!

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That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx

 

Another superb story I highly recommend, but one not without death and heartache, is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski.

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FWIW, I posted my recommendations before I clicked the link Kar3n posted.

 

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3 minutes ago, Brian said:

FWIW, I posted my recommendations before I clicked the link Kar3n posted.

 

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Huh? What'd I do? 

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13 minutes ago, Kar3n said:

Huh? What'd I do? 

You done good!  Two stories involving dogs which are more than meet the eye...

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2 minutes ago, Brian said:

You done good!  Two stories involving dogs which are more than meet the eye...

Those pups, they just might be on to something...

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Dogs are protective and companionable -- perfect for me.  There might be such a thing as too many dogs, but there can never be too many dog stories.

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