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My favourite books
The Diving-bell and the ButterflyThe Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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Fantastic triumph over adversity
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererPerfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
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The most wonderful storyteller
The BeachThe Beach by Alex Garland
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Wonderful holiday read
DadDad by William Wharton
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Amazingly heartfelt novel that grips you
I'm Not ScaredI'm Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
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Beautifully simple yet evocative narrative
The Paradise MotelThe Paradise Motel by Eric McCormack
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What an imagination - truly gothic horror
Enduring LoveEnduring Love by Ian McEwan
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Utterly gripping and terrifying!
The Restraint of BeastsThe Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills
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This and 'All quiet on the Orient Express' both quite wonderful
Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeven Wonders of the Industrial World by Deborah Cadbury
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A great potted history of some of the world's 'wonders'
Cries Unheard: Why Children Kill : The Story of Mary BellCries Unheard: Why Children Kill : The Story of Mary Bell by Gitta Sereny
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A disturbing but riveting read
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Picador Books)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Picador Books) by Ken Kesey
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A modern classic - simply brilliant
In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics)In Cold Blood : A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences (Penguin Modern Classics) by Truman Capote
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Very good true crime writing - a true creator of a genre