10 Must Reads

A Listmania! list by Clive James "lacorbe" (Guernsey)
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The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes"
1.  The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes" by Olivia Manning
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  "2 people on a journey, against the background of the 2WW"
£11.69   Used & New from: £3.07
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

The Heart Of The Matter
2.  The Heart Of The Matter by Graham Greene
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  "A fundementally good man makes the wrong decisions"
£6.74   Used & New from: £2.21
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

The Age of Reason (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  The Age of Reason (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean-Paul Sartre
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  "2 days in the life of a philosophy teacher in prewar decadent Paris"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

The French Lieutenant's Woman (Vintage Classics)
4.  The French Lieutenant's Woman (Vintage Classics) by John Fowles
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  "An attack on the mixed morals of Victorian England told with irony"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.89
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Oxford World's Classics)
5.  Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Oxford World's Classics) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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  "Bored aristocrats weave a life of cruel deception"
£4.31   Used & New from: £2.83
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Corrections
6.  The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
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  "A troubled family in troubled times during a period of changing values in the US"
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (118 customer reviews)

The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men at Arms, Officers and
7.  The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men at Arms, Officers and by Evelyn Waugh
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  "An ironic perspective of the 2WW told with feeling and humour"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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The Camomile Lawn
8.  The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley
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  "A middle class lifestyle from youthful innocence to the reality of 2WW"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

A Song Of Stone
9.  A Song Of Stone by Iain Banks
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  "A timeless story of a country coming to terms after the apocalypse"
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2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

The Five Gates of Hell (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)
10.  The Five Gates of Hell (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) by Rupert Thomson
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  "A beautiful dark story of life before death"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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