 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Children's Edition by Mark Haddon
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 Great story as well as fascinating insight into what life is like when viewed from different perspective
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 | The Camomile Lawn (Black Swan) by Mary Wesley
Buy used from: £0.01 set in England during the war, but not stuffy. A real comfort book I go back to over and over again when I need to lose myself
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 | Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
Buy used from: £0.01 You'll either love it or hate it. One of my all time favourites, really captures a spirit I relate to
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 | The Enchanted April (Virago modern classics) by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01 Stumbled across this by accident and was totally charmed. One to read if you're feeling tired of life
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 | The English: A Portrait of a People by Jeremy Paxman
Buy used from: £0.01 As someone who moved to England 8 years ago and has been gradually absorbed, I found this utterly fascinating. It's funny too
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 | Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £0.01 I love Venice, so bought this book for light-reading while on a recent visit. It got under my skin and really moved me, far more than I'd expected
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 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: £4.53 / Used from: £0.01 OK I know its supposed to be just for kids, but I love it anyway. Quick to read, imaginative, comforting, fun
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 | The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to the Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Buy used from: £0.01 More fun and an easier read than Lord of the Rings. I have fond memories of my Dad reading me this as a bedtime story!
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 | Perch Hill: A New Life by Adam Nicolson
Buy used from: £10.76 An insightful, enjoyable and deep read about moving to the country
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 | What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question by Po Bronson
Buy new: £8.16 / Used from: £0.01 this book really got me thinking, it's not a self-help book but I found it very helpful and reassuring that I wasn't the only one struggling with these questions
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