Listmania!
Books I'd take to my desert island
Frenchman's Creek (Virago Modern Classics)Frenchman's Creek (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.50
I believe it is this, and not Rebecca, that is Du Maurier's master novel. If you love historical romance then it is this you should be reading.
Jamaica InnJamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.45
One of those books you have to read in your lifetime.
The Other Boleyn GirlThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Buy used from: £11.36
There is a reason that it's so popular
The Queen's FoolThe Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
We all know the central figures, but we see them in a new light
Wideacre (Wideacre Trilogy 1)Wideacre (Wideacre Trilogy 1) by Philippa Gregory
Buy used from: £0.01
You might have gathered I love Phillipa Gregory, well this is another masterpiece
The Favoured Child (Wideacre Trilogy 2)The Favoured Child (Wideacre Trilogy 2) by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.01
A historical literary snack.
Meridon (The Wideacre Trilogy: Book 3)Meridon (The Wideacre Trilogy: Book 3) by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £3.00
The final delight in the Wideacre saga.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy)Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy) by Juliet Marillier
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
The first in the Mists of Avalon-esque series
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy)Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy) by Juliet Marillier
Buy used from: £1.92
The sequel to the first of the Sevenwaters Trilogy
Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters Trilogy)Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters Trilogy) by Juliet Marillier
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.55
The final piece of the puzzle
Gone with the WindGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Oh come on, it's a classic
The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Yes the Priory of Sion may be false, but it's still a very gripping read
Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy used from: £0.01
Light and bright and sparkling. Thank you Ms Austen!
The Wise WomanThe Wise Woman by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.94
Yay! Witchcraft, love, desire, the power of truth, guilt, revenge...it's all here.
The Crimson Petal And The WhiteThe Crimson Petal And The White by Michel Faber
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
A very glamorous, sexy novel
Girl with a Pearl EarringGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Buy used from: £0.01
It's very pretty, you can practically taste the canals of Delft...urghh
Falling AngelsFalling Angels by Tracy Chevalier
Buy used from: £0.01
A beautiful novel involving a mixture of relationships and the essence of the early 20th century period
Hunting UnicornsHunting Unicorns by Bella Pollen
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
One of those books that become battered, pages have been touched by fingertips on countless occasions
Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics)Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics) by William Thackeray
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
A novel without a hero, as we all know
Mansfield Park (Penguin Popular Classics)Mansfield Park (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
Message of the story: At the heart of society we all need that quiet calm that holds us together.
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Buy new: £5.94 / Used from: £1.70
Yes, please.
The Bell JarThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £1.97
One of those books that say so much about women's place in society
The Woman in BlackThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.46
One of those reads that makes you keep the light on at night
Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics)Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics) by Louisa M Alcott
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
The book you should read when you need to remember what's important
I Capture the Castle (Virago Modern Classics)I Capture the Castle (Virago Modern Classics) by Dodie Smith
Buy used from: £0.01
The book I associate with myself, I can not say anything other than on first reading it - I felt like I'd discovered some part of me in fiction