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Best of my 15 years of reading
Written on the BodyWritten on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
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Most beautiful book ever written about love - all the better for having a genderless narrator.
Knowledge of AngelsKnowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
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My first ever favourite book - richly written, just fab.
Orlando: A Biography (Penguin Modern Classics)Orlando: A Biography (Penguin Modern Classics) by Joseph Conrad
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My favourite of Virgina's
The Awakening and Selected Stories (Penguin Classics)The Awakening and Selected Stories (Penguin Classics) by Kate Chopin
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Great ambiguous treatment of her protagonist and her situation
The Burned Children of AmericaThe Burned Children of America by Dave Eggers
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Fabulous collection of contemporary American short stories
Moby Dick: Or, the Whale (Penguin Popular Classics)Moby Dick: Or, the Whale (Penguin Popular Classics) by Herman Melville
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Something dense to get your teeth into
Ten Little IndiansTen Little Indians by Sherman Alexie
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Alexie's best so far I think just because of the wide range of issues it covers
The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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You can get something fresh out of this book every time you read it
Green Grass, Running WaterGreen Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
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My current favourite - just so cleverly written - fantastic!
The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics)The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary classics) by Margaret Atwood
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Just read it and you'll see