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My top books for 2008
The RoadThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £1.31
Stark and scary but beautifully written
Then We Came to the End: a NovelThen We Came to the End: a Novel by Joshua Ferris
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Brilliant take on office life
The Welsh GirlThe Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
Buy new: £4.80 / Used from: £0.01
Atmospheric and original story set in Wales in WW2
A Month in the CountryA Month in the Country by J.L. Carr
Buy new: £6.64 / Used from: £3.55
A book about love, friendship and so much more....
Howards End (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)Howards End (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by E.M. Forster
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A beautiful book in every way
The GhostThe Ghost by Robert Harris
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A clever book that was fun to read
Revolutionary RoadRevolutionary Road by Richard Yates
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An American classic
The Birthday BoysThe Birthday Boys by Beryl Bainbridge
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Touching and perceptive account of Scott's Polar expedition
The Suspicions of Mr. WhicherThe Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
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Non-fiction but reads like a classy thriller
The Yacoubian BuildingThe Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany
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A microcosm of life in a chaotic city
The Glass PalaceThe Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
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An ambitious sweep across India, Burma and Malaya
A Long Long WayA Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.09
A haunting story set in WW1
The White TigerThe White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £1.34
An angry and subversive book about the new India