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A Suitable Boy
1.  A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
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  "Epic saga that sucks you in.  I know it is long, but you won't want it to end."
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Gilead
2.  Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The list author says:
  "Exquisitely beautiful book about love.  An elderly father writes to his child, believing he is dying. Extraordinary."
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The Turning
3.  The Turning by Tim Winton
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  "Atmospheric, carefully constructed. Fascinating insight into life on the wrong side of the tracks in Australia"
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Winter's Bone
4.  Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
The list author says:
  "Superb story set in the Ozarks of a hill billy girl struggling to care for her family.  Smell the pine cones."
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Snow
5.  Snow by Orhan Pamuk
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  "Beautiful book by an important writer."
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The Kite Runner
6.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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  "Moving and elegant best seller"
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We Need To Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback)
7.  We Need To Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback) by Lionel Shriver
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  "If there is anyone who has not read it, they should."
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The Oulipo: Winter Journeys
8.  The Oulipo: Winter Journeys by Georges Perec
The list author says:
  "Brilliantly clever, gushes along."
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Purple Hibiscus (P.S.)
9.  Purple Hibiscus (P.S.) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The list author says:
  "Excellent debut."
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Maps for Lost Lovers
10.  Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
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  "Enjoyable and well written."
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
11.  The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
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  "Beautifully written book of real depth."
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
12.  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The list author says:
  "Twee ending, but generally a tour de force."
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The Siege
13.  The Siege by Helen Dunmore
The list author says:
  "My favourite from this exceptional writer"
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Telling Liddy
14.  Telling Liddy by Anne Fine
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  "A fantastic book about sisters."
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The Virgin Suicides
15.  The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
The list author says:
  "Deftly observed book about teenage boys and the mystery of teenage girls."
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Precious Bane (Virago Modern Classics)
16.  Precious Bane (Virago Modern Classics) by Mary Webb
The list author says:
  "Overlooked period novel about a woman with a cleft lip."
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The Wife
17.  The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
The list author says:
  "Enjoyable easy read, though not as frothy as cover suggests"
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Birdsong
18.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "A weepy."
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The Cap, or The Price of a Life
19.  The Cap, or The Price of a Life by Roman Frister
The list author says:
  "A masterpiece - clear-eyed autobiography of young German Jewish boy in World War II."
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Call Yourself Alive?: Love Poems
20.  Call Yourself Alive?: Love Poems by Nina Cassian
The list author says:
  "Sensuous, sometimes savagely painful poetry that is as accessible as it is wonderful."
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