 | The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Buy new: £11.81 / Used from: £0.01 Very involved book examing one family's secrets, motivations, relationships, etc. Really great writing.
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 | An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £2.88 Looking for Alaska was great - this is very different but good too.
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 | The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Not too scary but gripping academic story. It really hooked me.
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 | The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
Buy new: £1.05 / Used from: £0.01 Just a good story with a happy ending and lots of 'period charm'.
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 | "Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing..." (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) by Louise Rennison
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £3.00 The series is getting a bit tired now but all these books are great. I read it straight after giving birth - just what I needed!!!
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 | The Importance of Being Kennedy by Laurie Graham
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £2.99 Quite a light read but very atmospheric. I didn't think I was that interested in the Kennedys but its a good domestic drama.
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 | The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Buy new: £3.82 / Used from: £0.01 Took me a while to get into. It's not my favoruite book ever but it did keep me turning the pages and it's something to get your teeth into.
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 | The Cast Iron Shore by Linda Grant
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.45 Really involving.
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 | This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes
Buy new: £1.20 / Used from: £0.01 I really got into this. It is engaging, funny, moving. It's a brilliant perspective on modern life & angst.
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 | PopCo by Scarlett Thomas
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £36.25 A bit propaganda-heavy but explores worthy and important issues. I loved the stuff about marketing and maths too...
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 | The Haven Home for Delinquent Girls by Louise Tondeur
Buy used from: £1.78 Really well written - interesting layering of how the Haven affects different generations of women.
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 | Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.50 Exploring some different areas for Jacqueline Wilson but the issue of friendship remains key.
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 | Hopscotch and Handbags: The Essential Guide to Being a Girl by Lucy Mangan
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £1.95 Very funny! Read it if you were a girl in the 80s! I can't believe how accurate the 'day in the life' of co-habiting is!
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