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My favourite books (fiction)
The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £12.47 / Used from: £0.01
The Bible. I own several editions, and re-read them all the time.
Eclipse of the Crescent MoonEclipse of the Crescent Moon by Geza Gardonyi
Buy used from: £42.01
This is for Hungarian readers as Pride and Prejudice is for the English. EVERYBODY reads and loves it. Me included.
Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
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Talking about which... :)
The Arden Shakespeare Complete WorksThe Arden Shakespeare Complete Works by William Shakespeare
Buy new: £77.66 / Used from: £86.07
OK, I confess: I'm a Shakespeare scholar. Of course, there is a reason for that... :)
The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple)The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £0.01
The fave Miss Marple
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot)The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.01
The fave Poirot
My Family and Other Animals (Cascades)My Family and Other Animals (Cascades) by Gerald Durrell
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £0.01
I am the eldest of four - no wonder I find this book dazzling! :) (No, I am no Larry - thankfully)
Birds, Beasts, and RelativesBirds, Beasts, and Relatives by Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Buy used from: £6.72
And the sequel is just as fantastic.
The Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition: or There and Back AgainThe Hobbit: 70th Anniversary Edition: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £11.79 / Used from: £4.40
Go, Bilbo!
The Pendragon LegendThe Pendragon Legend by Antal Szerb
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £3.20
Oh, I love this one! A bit of crime, a bit of legend and a geek back in the 1920s. Fantastic!
Celestial HarmoniesCelestial Harmonies by Peter Esterhazy
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £1.25
He is the most renowned of contemporary Hungarian novelists. And for me this is his best book.
The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Buy new: £5.02 / Used from: £0.01
As a historian and a Catholic, I could argue endlessly about what's not exactly the way he put it. But who cares?! It's great fiction, and a good read!