So as I said with Winston’s covers as this week’s chaos descended in the UK,every night watchingthe news and seeing the youth of this country go on the rampage I turned to a book first Dart by Alice Oswald and then after reading about a river ,I wanted to read a book about being on a river and grab my vintage classic copy of Jerome K Jerome’s Three men in a boat ,so I read about a peaceful english life of drift don the Thames on a boat with two friends and a slightly mad dog (sure Winston would love to go on a boat ,saying that he loves the water ).A different world of simple joys ,the book is very pretty as well as it has illustrations by the british comedian Vic Reeves.
I found this an escape from our current situation .So this is the question
what do you do in times of trouble ?
have you a place in books you feel safe ?
Winstonsdad's Blog 
Aug 14, 2011 @ 16:51:22
Hi Stu, my safety books are sometimes kids books but my adult idyll is definitely James Herriot. I used to always take one on holiday with me in case I felt homesick. Wonderful stories of his 1930’s life in the dales. Though I do love Three Men In a Boat too. Montmorency is a great dog!
Aug 14, 2011 @ 17:01:03
I wanted to visit the house with work the other year when we where on hoilday with work but didn’t get time ,herriot is a great escape too ,all the best stu
Aug 14, 2011 @ 17:43:18
Herriot is an excellent choice! I might go back to Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead, because it includes an old man’s wish his young son’s future is bright.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 21:38:59
I ve still to read robinson got home sat on a shelf sommewhere ,all the best stu
Aug 14, 2011 @ 18:03:12
Wodehouse and mysteries are both great escapes for me. And comic books. Have developed a real appreciation for Thor since the new film came out.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 21:39:51
I love wodehouse he takes you into another world ,all the best stu
Aug 14, 2011 @ 18:08:53
In times of distress, I like to read something not too demanding, as I usually can’t keep my concentration. So I’d read a chick-lit or a mystery.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 21:40:38
Mysterys can be a good escape ,I like a good mystery book ,all the best stu
Aug 14, 2011 @ 22:01:46
I like to read fast-paced mysteries when I’m feeling anxious. It really helps me to escape. I’m glad you found some comfort during the stressful events last week!
Aug 15, 2011 @ 21:41:33
Thanks Anbolyn at one point it seemed it may go on to be all over the country which would have bee awful ,all the best stu
Aug 15, 2011 @ 00:57:20
if baking doesn’t work, then I’ll read an historic romance. definitely escapist.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 21:42:12
Baking is great I used to do a lot a work and was a way to ease the tension some times ,all the best stu
Aug 15, 2011 @ 02:20:48
Will you laugh at me if I tell you the first book I go to in times of trouble is the Bible? There is nothing like a psalm, or a favorite verse, in King James to soothe my soul. What an interesting question, though, because there are fiction books I find great solace in as well. I just have to think of what they would be beyond my childhood favorite Charlotte’s Web. Maybe we go back to our roots in times of trouble.
Aug 15, 2011 @ 21:43:25
No my step mother reads the bilbe from time to time ,I loved charlottes web I cried as a boy when I read it so sad ,all the best stu
Aug 15, 2011 @ 03:37:58
At one time the Alexander McCall Smith books took me away from my worries. The stories of life in Botswana are not as quick a read as I first think them to be; and the characters are full of unadorned courage and a bit of style. The poetry of Wislawa Szymborska also puts me back on my path a bit braver as I make small footprints in a dangerous world.
Aug 16, 2011 @ 00:13:17
I read mysteries and fantasies when I’m stressed and anxious. And if I need safety and comfort I will reread “To Kill a Mockingbird”. My library has Three Men in a Boat..I’ve added it to the TBR list.