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Love in the Time of Cholera
1.  Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The list author says:
  "this book has so much raw emotion and has such personal resonance, it made me ache inside"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)

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The Grapes of Wrath
2.  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The list author says:
  "It is about human suffering"
£6.79   Used & New from: £1.30
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (106 customer reviews)

The Collected Dorothy Parker (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  The Collected Dorothy Parker (Penguin Modern Classics) by Dorothy Parker
The list author says:
  "we can all draw parallels in our lives from at least one of her stories - wit is her weapon!!"
£9.09   Used & New from: £1.78
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Eva Luna (Essential Penguin)
4.  Eva Luna (Essential Penguin) by Isabel Allende
The list author says:
  "just wonderful"
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Like Water For Chocolate
5.  Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The list author says:
  "this book requires all of your senses - it is full of passion, truth and realism"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Delta of Venus (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  Delta of Venus (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anais Nin
The list author says:
  "shocking that this was written by a woman so long ago - the original catherine M - this book frightens, excites and touches raw nerves."
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.44
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

Good Tempered Food: Recipes to love, leave, and linger over
7.  Good Tempered Food: Recipes to love, leave, and linger over by Tamasin Day-Lewis
The list author says:
  "I love to create things then watch people demolish it with astonishing speed - all of these work wonderfully!"
Used & New from: £3.57
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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The Cider House Rules: Now a major film starring Michael Caine
8.  The Cider House Rules: Now a major film starring Michael Caine by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Irving at his best - he makes you think all the way through....."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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The Secret History
9.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The list author says:
  "a modern day lord of the flies - but scarier and far more gripping!"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (233 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Sexus (Flamingo Modern Classics)
10.  Sexus (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Henry Miller
The list author says:
  "you can't have Nin without Miller - there is integrity in his ability to be honest here"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The Go-between (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  The Go-between (Penguin Modern Classics) by L.P. Hartley
The list author says:
  "I just love this book!!!!!"
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Cat's Eye
12.  Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "I felt that I was there re-living the experience with elaine risley"
£4.94   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

Henderson the Rain King (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
13.  Henderson the Rain King (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Saul Bellow
The list author says:
  "you know when you are sure there is something more to life...well there is!!"
£8.99   Used & New from: £0.93
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
14.  The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
The list author says:
  "he really does know what goes on in other people's heads!!"
£5.12   Used & New from: £0.44
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Fire: From "A Journal of Love" the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1934-1937
15.  Fire: From "A Journal of Love" the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1934-1937 by Anais Nin
The list author says:
  "we owe a lot to Nin in terms of female emancipation and the ability for us to be as free as we can be both sexually and intellectually in today's society"
£15.95   Used & New from: £5.78

Snow Falling on Cedars
16.  Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
The list author says:
  "I have re-read this book so many times"
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
17.  Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
The list author says:
  "totally historical, truely frightening but just a fantastic read"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews)

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Blindness
18.  Blindness by Jose Saramago
The list author says:
  "this book just totally blew me away - scary and fascinating"
£6.29   Used & New from: £2.63
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence
19.  Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence by Laura Claridge
The list author says:
  "a wonderful artist and a fascinating life - not bound by other peoples protocols or moral codes but absolutely her own woman"
Used & New from: £14.00
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream (Thorsons audio)
20.  The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream (Thorsons audio) by Paulo Coelho
The list author says:
  "the story of following your dreams - we are only here once so why do we get stuck in such wrong places?"
Used & New from: £1.48
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (398 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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Bridge Across Forever
21.  Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach
The list author says:
  "I truely believe in soulmates and time and place and different lives and karma and the fact that sometimes you just meet people who change your path irrevocably..."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Silk
22.  Silk by Alessandro Baricco
The list author says:
  "sensual, poignant,deeply moving,astonishing"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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Lady Chatterleys Lover
23.  Lady Chatterleys Lover by D.H. Lawrence
The list author says:
  "not usually a lawrence fan but this is just a fantastic read and still holds up now"
Used & New from: £0.84
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
24.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The list author says:
  "just brilliant - you have to read it,"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.79
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (386 customer reviews)

How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Cookery)
25.  How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Cookery) by Nigella Lawson
The list author says:
  "food and sex are indelibly linked and nobody demonstrates that better than Nigella - her vocab is just compelling"
£12.34   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)

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