Relaxing Books

One day I'll write an essay on why so many survivors seem to love science fiction and fantasy books (and dragons)... til I get round to doing that, this is the beginnings of a list of my favourite books to relax and escape with.

Any of the early Anne McCaffrey or The Crystal Singer books. Anne McCaffrey I think that her recent stuff isn't so good, but I could almost recite all of Dragonsong by heart.
Succulent Wild Woman (and anything else by) SARK - wonderful wonderful bright books that are a treat just to look at let alone read.
The Prince of Tides (and others by) Pat Conroy Can be triggery at times.. but well written good stuff.
Anything by P D James - can't get better than this for mysteries.. except maybe..
Anything by Elizabeth George thanks to Yavie for introducing me to this.
The Earthsea Quartet Ursula Le Guin Wonderful series, although the fourth book, Tehanu, is kind of triggery for survivors.
The Wrinkle in Time Quartet Madeleine L'Engle The third one, a Swiftly Tilting Planet, is probably my favourite.. but they're all great!
A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Hotel New Hampshire .. and others by John Irving Good stuff to read on a long trip. These two are my favourites, but everything he writes seems to be good.
Alias Grace Margaret Atwood Actually I recommend all her stuff, just that this is the most recent I read. Good stuff.
The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley Some of her other stuff (like Cassandra) isn't half as good as this.. great story and well told.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fannie Flagg A zillion squillion times better than the film. Great reading. TOWANDA!!!!

You can also try the Amazon recommendations below - the books will change each time you refresh the page. I've picked science fiction and fantasy novels, as they are still my current "escape" favourites.