 | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy new: £3.15 / Used from: £0.06 An absolutely wonderful book. I'm not a huge fan of time traveling, but Niffenegger pulls it off amazingly well, making something that far-fetched seem everyday reality.
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 | The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £5.02 / Used from: £0.01 Stephen King's comment about this novel is perfect. 'Even subplots have subplots'. It's a brilliant book, one you cannot put down until you finish it.
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 | The Gift (Pellinor) by Alison Croggon
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £1.78 Underrated, in my opinion. A great fantasy read, complex and touches your heart without your realising it. The next book, 'The Riddle' is equally brilliant.
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 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (Collector's Library) by Oscar Wilde
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.99 Do I need say anything? A wonderfully complex book in its description and philosophy, Wilde's writing is timeless.
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 | Old-fashioned Girl (Puffin Classics) by Louisa M. Alcott
Buy new: £0.94 / Used from: £0.89 Another underrated novel. Alcott's heart warming touch that made 'Little Women' infamous is present here, but I think this story is better.
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 | PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Buy new: £4.02 / Used from: £0.01 Ahern's best novel thus far, 'PS, I Love You' is a heartwarming story about a widow who is still receiving gifts from her late husband a year later, signed with 'PS, I Love You'.
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 | My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: £11.34 / Used from: £0.01 An amazing novel with twists you don't expect, My Sister's Keeper is one of the few novels which are riddled with both description and wonderful metaphors. It will doubtlessly make you think.
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 | The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £13.20 / Used from: £7.25 Tolkien's infamous tales are legendary. The characters quickly become old friends. All of Tolkien's books are worth a good read.
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 | Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01 A classic that tells how sometimes, the war will blow over and leave you with something incredibly precious.
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 | Vampire Chronicles by Rice Anne
Buy new: £11.65 / Used from: £14.57 Rice is the one to blame for making vampires sound eloquent. Whether you appreciate the genre, the writing is superb. These are just the first four; the rest are as brilliant.
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 | His Dark Materials Gift Set: "Northern Lights", "The Subtle Knife", "The Amber Spyglass": His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £14.00 Pullman created a classic. It really is that simple.
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 | The Tales of the Otori Trilogy: "Across the Nightingale Floor" , "Grass for His Pillow" , "Brilliance of the Moon" (Tales of the Otori) by Lian Hearn
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £12.09 The first I picked up by fluke. It has made me adore picking up books by fluke. I had to wait for each book to come out; you don't have to endure the agony.
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 | Old Kingdom Trilogy Box Set by Garth Nix
Garth Nix creates a world which fascinates and intrigues the reader.
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 | Wind on Fire Trilogy - Box Set of 3 by William Nicholson
Buy used from: £20.99 Nicholson's imagination is tangible, the tales of the Aramanth people wraps vines around your heart and squeezes. So brilliantly written that it will make you cry.
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 | Boy: AND Going Solo by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £3.98 For anyone who has loved Dahl as a child or adult. If you don't appreciate his novels, this is still a great read - the life of a man who became a pilot during the world war and turned into a writer.
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