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25 of the best all inspiring novels from my bookshelf
Geisha of Gion: The Memoir of Mineko IwasakiGeisha of Gion: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £0.01
Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Buy used from: £0.33
I studied this at school and it has stayed with me.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador)The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador) by Oliver Sacks
Buy new: £5.37 / Used from: £0.92
excellent
The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £0.01
The Bell JarThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £0.22
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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an excellent story that stands out from the rest!
Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese DaughterFalling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £0.01
Life of PiLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Buy new: £5.40 / Used from: £0.01
unusual and outstanding!
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Buy new: £5.39 / Used from: £0.01
Welcome to My CountryWelcome to My Country by Lauren Slater
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an inspiring memoir
The Collector (Contemporary classics)The Collector (Contemporary classics) by John Fowles
Buy used from: £1.68
Angry White Pyjamas: An Oxford Poet Trains with the Tokyo Riot PoliceAngry White Pyjamas: An Oxford Poet Trains with the Tokyo Riot Police by Robert Twigger
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a real page turner for martial arts fans
The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £1.95
timeless!
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNAThe Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James Watson
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £9.85
an essential read - groundbreaking!
Nausea (Penguin Modern Classics)Nausea (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
Buy new: £5.74 / Used from: £3.58
required reading in existential philosophy and humanity
A Brief History of Time (Illustrated)A Brief History of Time (Illustrated) by Stephen Hawking
Buy new: £16.23 / Used from: £10.00
Hagakure: The Book of the SamuraiHagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Buy new: £4.31 / Used from: £0.80
insightful and disciplined!
The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Penguin Psychology)The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Penguin Psychology) by R. Laing
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.12
Wells : War of the Worlds (Everyman)Wells : War of the Worlds (Everyman) by H.G. Wells
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Omnivores (A Virago V)Omnivores (A Virago V) by Lydia Millet
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a nice and quirky story
Following The Wrong God HomeFollowing The Wrong God Home by Catherine Lim
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Netochka Nezvanova (Classics)Netochka Nezvanova (Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Buy new: £6.14 / Used from: £2.75
a touching short story
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies by William Golding
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £0.01
Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics)Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean Rhys
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.88
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Oxford World's Classics)Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Oxford World's Classics) by Jules Verne
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £0.01
superb!