 | The Sound of Laughter by Peter Kay
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £0.01 The first chapter was hilarious. After that, it became rather flat. It was still a good read but would have expected far more humour from Peter Kay.
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 | One Good Turn: A Jolly Murder Mystery by Kate Atkinson
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01 I love Kate Atkinson and loved this book. However, for those expecting a "crime" novel, they may well be disappointed.
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 | Prison Diary: Volume 2 - Purgatory by Jeffrey Archer
Buy used from: £0.01 Not a patch on the first Prison Diary but still a good read, giving an insight into prison life.
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 | Another Woman by Penny Vincenzi
Buy used from: £0.01 I had this book on my shelf for years, waiting until I was in the mood for an undemanding "page turner". This book fit the bill perfectly!
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 | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Buy new: £4.06 / Used from: £0.01 A sensational read. Set in Japan before the 2nd world war, its beautifully written and totally different to anything else I've read.
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 | Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01 A fabulous book. An unusual love story. Literary and magical.
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 | Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
Buy new: £4.86 / Used from: £0.01 A novel based on the short life of Lady Jane Grey. A great read and of historical interest.
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 | The Bulgari Connection by Fay Weldon
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01 Fay Weldon is probably my favourite writer. This book is funny and clever.
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 | The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £0.01 Found this book really quite hard to get into but I'm so glad I persisted, it is a wonderful story and really quite profound. Highly recommended..
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 | Unbeaten: The Story of My Brutal Childhood by Kim Woodburn
Buy used from: £19.60 What a woman! She has come through so much. Whether or not you are fan of Kim Woodburn's, this is a great read.
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 | No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay
Buy new: £4.26 / Used from: £0.01 This was great, really unputdownable - until about one third from the end, when it suddenly becomes tedious. As though the author himself got bored with it.
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 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £0.01 An unusual book in the form of emails, press releases and interviews. A good read.
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 | The Promise Of Happiness : by Justin Cartwright
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 A middle class family in crisis. Nothing much happens but that doesn't stop it beng very enjoyable and interesting.
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 | Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives) by Bill Bryson
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £0.01 I learnt so much from this book. Its written in a punchy style which is never boring and is often very witty.
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 | The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.01 What a story! Set in Afghanistan, its a real emotional roller coster. Highly recommended.
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 | Tears of the Giraffe (No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency) by Alexander McCall Smith
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.01 The 2nd book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. A real feel good book.
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 | The Road Home by Rose Tremain
Buy new: £4.84 / Used from: £0.01 Entertaining and insightful story around the East European immigrant's experince in the UK. A really good, uncomplicated read.
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 | Engleby by Sebastian Faulks
Buy new: £4.87 / Used from: £0.01 A fascinating insight into a troubled mind, very clever, witty and thought provoking. This is exactly my kind of book. Highly recommended for literature lovers.
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 | The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Buy new: £3.95 / Used from: £0.77 An usual idea to have a book narated by "Death". Found it a bit long winded in places but overall an excellent, thought-provoking read.
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 | The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £0.01 Started off as a fairly pleasant read but after a few chapters it just got boring and I had to give up on it. Big disappointment.
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 | Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
Buy new: £5.04 / Used from: £0.01 I was enjoying this book but by the end I found it very frustrating as so many things unanswered and confusing. I feel annoyed at the author for wasting my time. I would not recommend this book.
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 | Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger by Nigel Slater
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £0.01 Loved this book. Easy to read, laugh out loud funny in places, heartbreaking in others. Highly recommended especially for those growing up in the 60s and 70s.
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 | The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.11 Superb. Fast paced, funny at times, tragic and just a great read about a country and its culture I previoulsy had very little idea about. Worthy Booker Prize Winner.
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 | The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £2.50 A most unusual book which took me a while to get into, especially as the dialogue is so repetitive. It certainly is beauitful. haunting and unforgettable.
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 | The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Buy new: £4.82 / Used from: £0.01 |
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