This year I decided to challenge myself to show you what on earth I read. In July 2025 I've read the remaining half of these 47 science books. I've also read fabulous Kate Morton's The Clockmaker's Daughter (in Finnish, mine). It is a proper and good story with a surprising end. I recommend you to read this book without long breaks because it would turn a bit difficult to get back to it, who is who and what was going on. If you seek a holiday book you are able to read in quite short period of time, you like mysteries, manor houses, arts, history, nature, equality and English country side this is for you. Despite it includes a murder and deaths there is not bloody body parts etc. It was published in 2018 so I bet you can easily find it at second hand.
In July 2025 I read another book written by Kate Morton: The Forgotten Garden (in Finnish, mine). With 670 pages full of secrets and storied bind together. This one was published on 2008 so I am sure you will find it also as a second hand item. Also this book needs to be read in a relatively short period of time (few weeks), otherwise it would be difficult to keep on reading. Especially if you are living a busy life with kids & work. Kate Morton is an author that brings English country side into your home with gardens and manor houses. If you like one of her books you will like them all.
In July 2025 I also listened 2 audio books (in Finnish, library item) of Finland's famous Minna Canth (1844-1897). She was a remarkable person and influencer on her own time. I got familiar on her 2 novels Köyhää kansaa and Salakari. Köyhää kansaa tells about poor people and starvation on her own time. The publication of the novel caused a small crisis and forced local authorities to do something about the issue. Salakari tells about women's social status of the time and describes the results that may appear if you jump out from your role.
I find it quite interesting to read also old books which were published over even hundreds of years ago because they tell so much about the history too. And the books your ancestries may have heard or read about. And even they'd be shaking the world they don't include the cruelty, bloody body parts or affairs in the very physical way like the books of today seem to include more or less.