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My favourite books
The Diving-bell and the ButterflyThe Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Buy new: £4.38 / Used from: £1.16
Fantastic triumph over adversity
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererPerfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
Buy used from: £0.01
The most wonderful storyteller
The BeachThe Beach by Alex Garland
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Wonderful holiday read
DadDad by William Wharton
Buy used from: £4.98
Amazingly heartfelt novel that grips you
I'm Not ScaredI'm Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £0.01
Beautifully simple yet evocative narrative
The Paradise MotelThe Paradise Motel by Eric McCormack
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What an imagination - truly gothic horror
Enduring Love: Now a major motion pictureEnduring Love: Now a major motion picture by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £0.15
Utterly gripping and terrifying!
The Restraint of BeastsThe Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills
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This and 'All quiet on the Orient Express' both quite wonderful
Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeven Wonders of the Industrial World by Deborah Cadbury
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £0.11
A great potted history of some of the world's 'wonders'
Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill : The Story of Mary BellCries Unheard: Why Children Kill : The Story of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny
Buy used from: £19.95
A disturbing but riveting read
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
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A modern classic - simply brilliant
In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics)In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics) by Truman Capote
Buy new: £5.74 / Used from: £3.45
Very good true crime writing - a true creator of a genre