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Books I have loved
The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £6.89 / Used from: £0.01
Multilayered, thrilling and intelligent. You'll love it if you have an interest in the classics.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £0.01
You'll see the world in a completely new way. It's original, witty and very readable.
Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
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If you've not read this yet, you'll love it.
The Time Traveler's WifeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy used from: £49.00
A moving, absorbing, tragic and charming. A highly original romance and so much more.
The GargoyleThe Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Buy new: £4.80 / Used from: £0.01
Very engaging, highly enjoyable, touching.
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Buy new: £4.39 / Used from: £0.01
Bittersweet, a tale of loss and life.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman (Penguin Classics)Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy
Buy new: £5.20 / Used from: £0.01
Tess is one of the best characters i've met in print.
Middlemarch (Penguin Classics)Middlemarch (Penguin Classics) by George Eliot
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.22
Complex, rich, beautiful.
A Prayer for Owen MeanyA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Buy new: £6.73 / Used from: £0.01
Made me laugh, smile, cry and wonder. Gem of a book.
AtonementAtonement by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01
Absorbing, dark, beautifully written, tragic and haunting.
The Remains of the DayThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £0.93
One man's struggle to really live. The narrators reserved nature both resonates and infuriates.
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: £4.29 / Used from: £2.34
Everyone should read this at least once.
The Bell JarThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £1.84
Powerful, haunting, and undeniably 'real'.
The Kite RunnerThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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Moving and compelling. A story of transformation and relationships.
Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics)Crime and Punishment (Penguin Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Multilayered, accomplished, intense, and character driven.
Rebecca (Virago modern classics)Rebecca (Virago modern classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
Buy new: £5.56 / Used from: £1.49
Mysterious, romantic, thoroughly enjoyable.
MiddlesexMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Poignant, this one will stay with you.
Angela's AshesAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Buy new: £4.71 / Used from: £0.01
Sad and funny at the same time. A truely engaging read.
My Sister's KeeperMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £2.20
The ending does dissappoint, but wonderful throughout, really makes you think and empathise.
Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst DogMarley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £0.01
Charming, lively, light.
The Pillars of the EarthThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Buy new: £5.25 / Used from: £0.78
1000+ pages of adventure and charm. Fantastic escapism.
Jane Eyre (Oxford World's Classics)Jane Eyre (Oxford World's Classics) by Charlotte Brontë
Buy new: £3.87 / Used from: £1.58
Brilliant prose, multilayered, and enthralling.
The Shadow Of The WindThe Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Mysterious, beautifully written and compelling.
The Woman in White (Oxford World's Classics)The Woman in White (Oxford World's Classics) by Wilkie Collins
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £3.18
Insightful, funny and beautifully crafted.
Great Expectations (Oxford World's Classics)Great Expectations (Oxford World's Classics) by Charles Dickens
Buy new: £3.86 / Used from: £1.98
A journey you'll want to read again and again.