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Best Books I've Read in 2008
Friendly FireFriendly Fire by Patrick Gale
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.49
Patrick Gale is brilliant & this is a great example - nostalgic but dark
A Sweet ObscurityA Sweet Obscurity by Patrick Gale
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £0.01
It sort of has an 'issue' explored here but is really about families, relationships and growing up.
Sleep With MeSleep With Me by Joanna Briscoe
Buy new: £5.21 / Used from: £0.01
A real page-turner. It's sexy but also terrifying - like watching an accident from a distance.
The Other Side of YouThe Other Side of You by Salley Vickers
Buy new: £4.93 / Used from: £0.01
The Lollipop Shoes (US title is The Girl With No Shadow)The Lollipop Shoes (US title is The Girl With No Shadow) by Joanne Harris
Buy new: £5.15 / Used from: £0.01
A dark and interesting sequal to Chocolat, with yummy food descriptions too!
'Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing...' (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson)'Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing...' (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) by Louise Rennison
Buy new: £4.16 / Used from: £2.11
Series has really gone on too long now but these are always a good read (if not as exceptional as the first several!) & good antidote to the rubbish film this year!
The Mistress's Daughter: A MemoirThe Mistress's Daughter: A Memoir by A.M. Homes
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £0.01
The Forgotten GardenThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
I couldn't put this down. Very readable. It draws you in.