{"id":338158,"date":"2015-11-27T19:54:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T11:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/10-calming-books-read-life-gets-hectic-338158.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T06:03:49","slug":"10-calming-books-read-life-gets-hectic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/10-calming-books-read-life-gets-hectic-338158.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Calming books to read when life gets too hectic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those who find joy in the written word know that reading can provide serenity for your soul. No, we don\u2019t mean reading self-help books on managing anxiety. Just reading your favourite fiction<\/a> is enough.<\/p>

The best fictions paint beautiful imagery<\/a> that helps the reader escape into their own private oasis. Here they can seek refuge from the daily stresses in within their own mind. Not to mention, the feeling of not being able to put down a book is exhilarating and satisfying.<\/p>

It is true that everyone differs in his or her choice of reading material. Some people escape to fantasy lands, while other lose themselves in mystery novels. If you don\u2019t know what your genre preferences are, try a fiction about personal discovery<\/a>. These novels are usually quite Zen and won\u2019t leave your heart pounding at the climax.<\/p>

We round up 10 books that you can get comfy with on a lazy Sunday.<\/p>

Amanda Lim<\/em><\/p>

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Escape into the literary world and find your solace between well-woven words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":506,"featured_media":142051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Indulge in some mellow novels that can help you relax after a long week.","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16409,9791,16864],"tags":[9397,2056,2463,1634255,2059],"class_list":["post-338158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-hk-2","category-galerie","category-galerie-hk","tag-bibliotherapy","tag-books","tag-calm","tag-has_diapo","tag-novels"],"yoast_head":"\n10 Books that can help calm your senses - Hong Kong<\/title>\n<meta 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