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The GargoyleThe Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01
Striking narrative and imagery
Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Bronte
Buy new: £4.11 / Used from: £0.92
My favourite classic - no other has hooked me like "Wuthering Heights"
Memoirs of a GeishaMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Buy new: £4.50 / Used from: £0.01
I was surprised by this, I enjoyed it much more than I expected - it's now a firm favourite.
The Shadow Of The WindThe Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £4.09 / Used from: £0.01
Charlotte GrayCharlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01
I enjoyed all of Faulks's books, but this one stood out the most.
The Things We Used to Say (Carcanet fiction)The Things We Used to Say (Carcanet fiction) by Natalia Ginzburg
Buy new: £11.66 / Used from: £3.37
One of Italy's best female writers ever.
Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Garcia Marquez's unique style hooks you from the beginning.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman (Penguin Classics)Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £0.01
The only Hardy novel I've ever enjoyed.
The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £14.00 / Used from: £11.99
The way Tolkien interweaves so many fantastical cultures and races, and yet makes them seem real at the same time, is amazing.
The Diary of a Young Girl: Definitive EditionThe Diary of a Young Girl: Definitive Edition by Anne Frank
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.50
One of those books that makes you see things differently.
Harry Potter Boxed Set (Children's Edition): Contains: Philosopher's Stone / Chamber of Secrets / Prisoner of Azkaban / Goblet of Fire / Order of the ... Hollows (Contains all 7 books in the series)Harry Potter Boxed Set (Children's Edition): Contains: Philosopher's Stone / Chamber of Secrets / Prisoner of Azkaban / Goblet of Fire / Order of the ... Hollows (Contains all 7 books in the series) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: £64.99 / Used from: £50.51
Truly enjoyable - no bookshelf is complete without Harry Potter.
The RSC Shakespeare: The Complete WorksThe RSC Shakespeare: The Complete Works by Shakespeare W
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £10.02
Shakespeare shaped our literature and culture in so many ways, everyone should try it.
If This Is a Man / The TruceIf This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi
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If this doesn't make you really think, nothing will.
The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics)The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer
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My personal favourite is "The Miller's Tale".
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
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Persuasion (Penguin Classics)Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: £4.18 / Used from: £1.67
My second-favourite Austin book, underrated in my opinion.
The Book ThiefThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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This book did actually make me cry (though that's not too hard).
The Little PrinceThe Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Buy new: £4.16 / Used from: £0.01
Not just a book for children, it's full of adult themes too (and the illustrations make it easy on the eye!)