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Very Special Books, those with that unputdownable quality
I Capture the Castle (Virago Modern Classics)I Capture the Castle (Virago Modern Classics) by Dodie Smith
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Sheer bliss
The Pursuit of LoveThe Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £5.61
Witty and what a family!
The Happy Prince (Orchard Paperbacks)The Happy Prince (Orchard Paperbacks) by Oscar Wilde
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A timeless story
River of TimeRiver of Time by Jon Swain
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.45
A love story for a place and its people, told from the heart
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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A travelogue combined with a murder, fascinating combination of fact versus fiction
The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £6.94 / Used from: £0.01
Mesmerising, addictive, fantastic, horrific and utterly brilliant. A book you can go back to time and time again
Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: £2.16 / Used from: £0.01
The ultimate classic! Need one say anymore
The Woman in White (Penguin Popular Classics)The Woman in White (Penguin Popular Classics) by Wilkie Collins
Buy new: £2.25 / Used from: £0.01
A fascinating story full of suspense and very easy to read again and again. One of the best Victorian novels
The House of the Spirits (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics)The House of the Spirits (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) by Isabel Allende
Buy new: £7.66 / Used from: £1.43
A family saga set in turbulent times in South America, combined with that fantastic quality
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's CrownUngrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller
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History, well written, accessible but like a family saga
A Taste for DeathA Taste for Death by P.D. James
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PD James, the current the Queen of Crime, powerful characterisations, evocative
The End of the AffairThe End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Buy new: £5.39 / Used from: £0.28
The tale of love, passion, guilt, loss, hatred, obsession, faith, rediscovery, & bereavement, full of power, passion but avoiding melodrama
Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The love story of a true and very patient romantic, told with wit and understanding
Coming HomeComing Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
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A beautiful saga, with strong characterisation which kept me rapt and finishing it was like losing a friend
An Uncommon Woman: The Life Of Princess Vicky: The Empress Frederick (Women In History)An Uncommon Woman: The Life Of Princess Vicky: The Empress Frederick (Women In History) by Hannah Pakula
Buy new: £7.66 / Used from: £3.54
Brilliantly written life of Queen Victoria's oldest daughter, a fascinating character a liberal in a reactionary court
The Seventh Scroll :The Seventh Scroll : by Wilbur Smith
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An excellent adventure romp - perfect holiday reading
The Pillars of the EarthThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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Enthralling, involving once again unmistakable unputdownability
Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832 by Stella Tillyard
Buy new: £9.06 / Used from: £0.01
Fascinating biography of the Lennox sisters, brilliantly bought to life by Stella Tillyard
The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African DreamThe Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream by Christina Lamb
Buy new: £5.36 / Used from: £0.01
An amazing story, would not have been at all surprised if somebody had told me it was fiction rather than the biography of an extraordinary man and his family
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) PaperbackHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: £4.66 / Used from: £0.01
What fantasy. What imagination - What detail. What creativity
Little Women (Collector's library)Little Women (Collector's library) by Louisa M. Alcott
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £2.62
A children's story with those values which have got lost along the way