 | Amagansett by Mark Mills
Buy used from: £1.12 I urge you to read this novel which is not your typical whoddunnit! Very well written , it would make a terrific movie.
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 | The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.42 It may not be accurate but as everyone says , I devoured this compelling hystorical novel about Henry VIII and the misfortuned Boleyn sisters.
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 | Midwives (Oprah's Book Club) by Chris Bohjalian
Buy new: £6.73 / Used from: £0.01 I found this one a thought provoking novel and unlike others readers I liked how it ends.
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 | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Buy used from: £9.71 A great novel but sometimes I had to struggle through it. I must say I prefered " Carter beats the Devil" , a somewhat similar novel
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 | Relic by Douglas J. Preston
Buy used from: £0.01 I borrowed this one from the local library and at first I thought " well another Dan Brown-esque novel" but it was completely different .A very suspenseful though light novel
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 | Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
Buy new: £3.88 / Used from: £3.43 A little girl ,after discovering she has leprosy , is sent to Kalaupapa colony , a leprosy settlement in idyllic Hawaii in 1890 . Based on true facts.
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 | The Frozen Lake by Elizabeth Edmondson
Buy used from: £2.98 A family saga about hidden secrets set in 1936 Christmas. Perfect to read on Winter when it´s cold outside.
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 | Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
Buy new: £5.44 / Used from: £0.01 Oh c´mon , give Dan Brown a chance . I actually liked this one , even better than Da Vinci...
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 | Deception Point by Dan Brown
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 And this one too was not bad at all. Pure escapism.
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 | Affinity (A Virago V) by Sarah Waters
Buy new: £2.81 / Used from: £0.52 After reading and loving Fingersmith and Affinity , I confess myself a huge fan of Sarah Waters.
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 | Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
Buy new: £0.21 / Used from: £0.01 Yes , the end is a bit disappointing but nonetheless I recommend this one .
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 | Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01 Mixed feelings about this one . Though it is not "Cold Mountain" , I recommend this .
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 | The People's Act Of Love by James Meek
Buy used from: £1.92 I actually liked this somewhat odd book
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 | The House of Scorta by Laurent Gaude
Buy used from: £2.90 Reminded me of Garcia Marquez and De Berniéres . I will keep an eye in Laurent Gaudé
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 | In Babylon by Marcel Moring
Buy used from: £0.66 A very good read slightly ruined by the incestous eroticism.
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 | The Rose Grower by Michelle de Kretser
Buy new: £3.20 / Used from: £0.01 La vie en rose?? Not quite! I liked this one especially how it ends.
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 | Student of Weather, A by Elizabeth Hay
Buy used from: £2.34 Forget all previous recommendations and read this one without delay.
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 | The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Buy used from: £5.34 Tough not full of twists and turns , I found this thriller quite good
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 | The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 A blend of ecology , love , folklore and history which I liked very much . I´m ordering right now Amitav Ghosh`s " The Glass Palace"
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 | A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Buy used from: £7.49 The most humorous book I´ve read all my life. Full of irony.
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 | Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Buy used from: £2.25 A moving novel about a thought provoking subject .
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 | The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
Buy new: £3.47 / Used from: £0.01 Often compared to " The Lovely Bones" I found this one much better. I think that the title should be " The Silence of the Dogs" as Hollis is horribly similar to Hannibal Lecter... :-)
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 | Watership Down by Richard Adams
Buy used from: £4.60 Though the main plot is not that engaging , it is a delight to read the woundrous Nature descriptions and the facts about rabbits life are also interesting!
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 | The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Sheri Holman
Buy used from: £0.01 Now I understand why this book got so much praise from authors as Frank McCourt , Charles Frazier, Kate Atkinson and Margaret Forster.
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 | The Alphabet of Light and Dark by Danielle Wood
Buy new: £3.62 / Used from: £0.01 If you are looking for a great read toss aside those over-hyped books and read this award-prized novel.
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