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To whisk you away
The Outsiders (New Windmills)The Outsiders (New Windmills) by S.E. Hinton
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this brings back memories of adolesence, the sudden awareness of mortality and the essense of the fitting in with some kind of element within society which at that time seemed so important
High SocietyHigh Society by Ben Elton
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first of his books that i can truly say i have enjoyed,not the easiest of authors but read this within a day on the wet costa del sol!!
The Color PurpleThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
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this is one of the very rare films that can be appreciated both as a book if you can understand the dialect and as a film will always have a special place in my heart
Seven Years in Tibet (Flamingo Modern Classics)Seven Years in Tibet (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Heinrich Harrer
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always have and always will have the need to travel, lets hope that it will never be as bad as this, tibet must of been a sight to behold
Penguin Readers Level 2: Of Mice And Men (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers)Penguin Readers Level 2: Of Mice And Men (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) by John Steinbeck
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english lit gcse! however one of the first books i can say i never wanted to put down,
The BeachThe Beach by Alex Garland
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one non stop head mess, however not recomended in one sitting especially not in high temperatures along with a few cold beers, much much better than the film
Memoirs of a GeishaMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
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a fantastic insight into the life of an amazing era, how these women must of lived, there feet maniputlated and broken to represent flower buds!! what ever rocks your boat
The UnfortunatesThe Unfortunates by Laurie Graham
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this and future homemakers of america are fantastic get away non stop reads but wouldn't recommend any of her earlier work
The HobbitThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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everyone rave about lord of the rings, this book was far far more important to me, it introduced the need and neccessity of escaping
It's Not About the TapasIt's Not About the Tapas by Polly Evans
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like i said always the need to travel, read this book as i travelled down through spain by rail rather than bike last summer
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
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first of the 3, just on the second which is far harder to read than this fantastic first book, however one is lead to believe that the last is even better
The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia)The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis
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childhood memories, what more can i say, whisk you away
A Child Called 'It': One child's courage to surviveA Child Called 'It': One child's courage to survive by Dave Pelzer
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believe me i have seen abused people in my time through work. but to read what happen to this poor boy was heart breaking and soul destroying for the reader, but for the boy, one can never imagine
Losing GemmaLosing Gemma by Katy Gardner
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a book to make you think about yourself, with fantastic twists
Whatever Love MeansWhatever Love Means by David Baddiel
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not quite ever got around to finishing this one! but having read 3/4 have high hopes of getting there, he however makes a better writer these days than a comedian!!