 | The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Buy new: £4.70 / Used from: £0.01 A beautiful, haunting book. Leaves you with a tingling feeling down your spine, the sign of a truly great book.
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 | The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £6.89 / Used from: £0.01 A classic murder mystery. A refreshing, really original novel. Salinger meets Hemingway - it's that good.
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 | The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Buy used from: £3.11 Look up this book entry and find out why I rate The Lovely Bones so highly. Same with Lucky, also by Alice Sebold, which is equally brilliant.
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 | Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.01 Read the book or buy the video starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. A faithful adaptation of a very funny novel, Chabon's best by far.
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 | Where the Heart is (Oprah's Book Club) by Billie Letts
Buy used from: £0.01 Brilliant book - brilliant 'chick flick', starring Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd. A must-read novel, must-see movie out now on video.
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 | Laura by Larry Watson
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £0.01 A gentle, heartwarming story. Look up this book entry for my full review, and find out why I couldn't put this novel down. Brilliant.
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 | The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: £6.50 / Used from: £2.57 This tender love story about a torrid, triangular relationship is unlike any of Hemingway's better known books. See my full review of this surprisingly modern novel.
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 | The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £4.75 / Used from: £0.01 The original 'chick-lit' novel is as fresh and exciting as it was when first published forty years ago - it really is essential reading.
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 | The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Buy new: £4.90 / Used from: £1.64 The cult American coming-of-age novel every teenager should read - and every adult should re-read or discover for the first time with a shamelessly young-again sense of nostalgia.
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 | The Journals of Sylvia Plath, 1950-1962: Transcribed from the Original Manuscripts at Smith College by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £11.97 / Used from: £9.49 Sylvia Plath's honest diary account of her tragic life. See my full review of this stunning book.
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 | Tell No One by Harlan Coben
Buy used from: £0.01 A sexy, fast-paced crime thriller you won't be able to put down. Also get Harlan Coben's Gone For Good, which is just as good, if not better!
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 | The Young Lions (Phoenix Fiction) by I Shaw
Buy new: £14.73 / Used from: £6.77 Don't be put off by the World War 2 setting. This classic novel by Irwin Shaw was the first big blockbuster epic. The quality of writing and depth of character by the legendary author is awesome.
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 | A Kind of Loving by Mr Stan Barstow
Buy used from: £24.95 Stan Barstow wrote this landmark Brit Lit lads' novel and led the way for Nick Hornby and all to follow. A classic slice-of-life drama from the sixties.
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 | 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.40 Anyone who loves books will love this true story that touched the hearts of thousands. Look up the book entry for my full review of Helene Hanff's enduring classic.
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 | Different Seasons by Stephen King
Buy used from: £0.01 The four novellas featured in this stunning collection are totally different from Stephen King's horror stuff. Three were made into movies: Stand By Me, Apt Pupil, The Shawshank Redemption.
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 | On Writing by Stephen King
Buy used from: £2.11 Two books in one: Stephen King's autobiography and his guide book for writing. Everything you need to know about the author and the craft of fiction.
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 | Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
Buy new: £5.95 / Used from: £0.95 This beautiful collection of poems by Ted Hughes are letters of reminiscence about his life with Sylvia Plath, written in reply to her published Journals.
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