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An Equal Music
1.  An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
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  "My favourite novel. Incredibly evocative."
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Monkey's Mask
2.  Monkey's Mask by Dorothy Porter
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  "Fantastic lesbian detective story written entirely in verse."
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
3.  The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
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  "Brilliantly written."
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Life of Pi
4.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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  "Magical. I could not put this book down."
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
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  "Very moving."
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Summer Lightning (Everyman Wodehouse)
6.  Summer Lightning (Everyman Wodehouse) by Sir P G Wodehouse
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  "Wodehouse's funniest, in my opinion."
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Quartet (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Quartet (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean Rhys
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  "Haunting book - sad, but fascinating."
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The Kraken Wakes
8.  The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham
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  "One of the few sci-fi books I adore - not as flashy as 'Triffids', but one I keep coming back to."
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The Day of the Triffids
9.  The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
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  "The classic John Wyndham novel in the genre "unhappily known" as science fiction."
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Essential Penguin)
10.  Wide Sargasso Sea (Essential Penguin) by Jean Rhys
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  "Dreamlike."
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The Camomile Lawn (Black Swan)
11.  The Camomile Lawn (Black Swan) by Mary Wesley
The list author says:
  "Well-written and oddly affecting. Don't be put off by its slightly trashy rep."
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
12.  The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon by Sei Shonagon
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  "Fascinating and humourous insight into Japanese court life a millienium ago."
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Enduring Love
13.  Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
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  "Don't be fooled by the soppy title - an unsettling book about romantic obsession."
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The Girl in a Swing
14.  The Girl in a Swing by Richard Adams
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  "Romantic and dreamy and creepy. I now understand why it's my mother's favourite book!"
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Cold Mountain
15.  Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
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  "Beautiful descriptive language."
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Our Man in Havana
16.  Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
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  "Greene's funniest story."
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The Third Man.
17.  The Third Man. by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "Classic tale of friendship and betrayal in post-war Vienna."
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Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles
18.  Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles by David Thomson
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  "Darkly lyrical biography of Orson Welles."
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Delta of Venus (Penguin Modern Classics)
19.  Delta of Venus (Penguin Modern Classics) by Anais Nin
The list author says:
  "Anais Nin's classic collection of erotic short stories."
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The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl
20.  The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl
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  "A bumper omnibus by my favourite short story writer - each story with a wicked sting in its tail."
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The Cay (Puffin Books)
21.  The Cay (Puffin Books) by Taylor Theodore
The list author says:
  "Simple but powerful story about racial prejudice and survival at sea."
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Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition)
22.  Lord of the Flies (50th Anniversary Edition) by William Golding
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  "Wonderful, frightening."
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Magician
23.  Magician by Raymond E. Feist
The list author says:
  "The great non-Tolkien fantasy novel."
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Harper Perennial Modern Classics
24.  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Harper Perennial Modern Classics by Hunter S. Thompson
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  "Brilliant and evil."
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Hitchcock: A Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock
25.  Hitchcock: A Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock by Francois Truffaut
The list author says:
  "Absolutely essential if you're at all interested in the art of film-making."
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