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Great lesser known reads
Crossing to Safety (Modern Library)Crossing to Safety (Modern Library) by Wallace Stegner
Buy used from: £1.70
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. A writer's book, and a gateway to the great man's work.
The Birds (Peter Owen Modern Classic)The Birds (Peter Owen Modern Classic) by Tarjei Vesaas
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Poetic and lyrical. Haunting.
World Lost, AWorld Lost, A by Berry
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A great book infused with a rich sense of place.
The Speed of LightThe Speed of Light by Javier Cercas
Buy new: £5.23 / Used from: £0.01
Highly enjoyable.
Fantastic Night and Other StoriesFantastic Night and Other Stories by Stefan Zweig
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Lovely. Gripping.
All the Days and Nights: The Collected Stories (Panther)All the Days and Nights: The Collected Stories (Panther) by William Maxwell
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Again, another great read. Masterful in places.
Light Years (Penguin Modern Classics)Light Years (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Salter
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £2.22
Sensuous and syrupy. Easy to lose onself in.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Harper Perrennial Modern Classics)Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Harper Perrennial Modern Classics) by Annie Dillard
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Highly recommended. A modern day Walden.
Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern LandscapeArctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape by Barry Lopez
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Heart-achingly good.
The Library at NightThe Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Buy new: £8.20 / Used from: £7.38
Beautiful.
Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, The: A Memoir, a HistoryYellow-Lighted Bookshop, The: A Memoir, a History by Buzbee
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £1.50
A moving journey with a fellow literary soul.
In the Memory of the ForestIn the Memory of the Forest by Charles T. Powers
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Undeservedly forgotten. A moving meditation on ancestors and the power of the past.