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Good Books For Women Who Hate Chick-lit.
The Color PurpleThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.09
A wonderful story of life, passion, redemption & forgiveness
Gone with the WindGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
A sweeping saga set against the background of the American Civil War. Much better than the film. & don't be put off by the book cover - this definitely isn't a bodice-ripping romance!
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £1.50
Written from a child's perspective, wonderful story , a great and easy read.
The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics)The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics) by L.P. Hartley
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £4.00
A superb rite-of-passage story set in England in 1900. Very evocative of the period.
Affinity (A Virago V)Affinity (A Virago V) by Sarah Waters
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.50
I finished this book then started it again straight away!
Case HistoriesCase Histories by Kate Atkinson
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.03
Wonderfully written, interwoven mystery storyline - a page turner.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback)We Need to Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback) by Lionel Shriver
Buy new: £4.52 / Used from: £0.01
After finishing this book you will want to share it with others so you can debate and discuss it - haunts your thoughts long afterwards.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Buy new: £4.34 / Used from: £0.25
Funny, sad, clever and illuminating.
The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicle)The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicle) by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Set in middle class England just before advent of WW2, great chracterisations, first in a series of 4 - all recommended.
Behind the Scenes at the MuseumBehind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Buy new: £2.65 / Used from: £0.01
Brilliantly evocative interwoven stories of three generations of women.
The HolocaustThe Holocaust by Martin Gilbert
Buy new: £11.89 / Used from: £4.47
A graphic and horrifying historical account of the Holocaust. To quote one reviewer, you will "Read this book with bleeding eyes".
The Pursuit of LoveThe Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Buy new: £3.11 / Used from: £2.70
Pure comedy - worth reading just for the character of Uncle Matthew!
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaWild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.95
Absorbing account of three generations of women in 20th Century China.
The Blind AssassinThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £0.01
Superb - reflects the changing role of women over past 70 years or so, plus you get three storylines in this huge, wonderful book.
Northanger Abbey (Penguin Popular Classics)Northanger Abbey (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
Buy new: £1.80 / Used from: £0.01
My all-time favourite by Jane Austen
The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £0.42
Simply the best book of all time.
Beneath the SkinBeneath the Skin by Nicci French
Buy new: £3.13 / Used from: £0.01
I love the different characterisations of the 3 women in this murder mystery.
Roses from the Earth: The Biography of Anne FrankRoses from the Earth: The Biography of Anne Frank by Carol Ann Lee
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.38
A cracking biography of Ann Frank's life and death.
King Solomon's CarpetKing Solomon's Carpet by Barbara Vine
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
My favourite of all Ruth Rendell's works.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop CafeFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Buy used from: £0.32
Stunning story of life experienced by two women in the 1920's and 1980's.
Angela's AshesAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
This book made me cry with laughter and with sadness. I defy you to read it WITHOUT having an Irish accent in your head all the time!
Stuart: A Life BackwardsStuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
Buy new: £4.39 / Used from: £1.43
Excellent biography about a homeless man - inspiring, funny, sad, topical - will make you reflect on the unfairness of the system.
Rebecca (Virago modern classics)Rebecca (Virago modern classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.75
Psychological mystery set against the sweeping backdrop of the Cornish coastline.
Oranges are Not the Only FruitOranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Buy new: £2.75 / Used from: £2.30
Wonderful, rite of passage/coming-out story.
PenmarricPenmarric by Susan Howatch
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.98
Cleverly uses historical characters (the family and feuds of King Henry II) as the baseline plot for this family saga set in turn of the century Cornwall. A nice, fat, wallowing read!