Favourite reads for a wet half term holiday

A Listmania! list by Mrs. Stephanie Wilkinson "stephanie wilkinson" (Bradford, UK)
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Winter Solstice
1.  Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
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  "Scottish scenery, wonderful descriptive prose and a fine romance - what more can you ask for?"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
2.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "Quite simply - the best novel ever written"
£4.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (229 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
3.  Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Bronte
The list author says:
  "I first read this aged 14, and nearly 30 years later it remains as fresh as ever"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (200 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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The Glass Lake
4.  The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
The list author says:
  "Another one of my favourites - it doesn't matter how many times I read it, it always moves me to tears"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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The Eustace Diamonds (Penguin Classics)
5.  The Eustace Diamonds (Penguin Classics) by Anthony Trollope
The list author says:
  "This lasted me a 12 hour flight and two days of a wet holiday - wickedly engrossing"
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.06
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Someone Like You
6.  Someone Like You by Cathy Kelly
The list author says:
  "Escapist fiction at its best"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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Othello (Arden Shakespeare.Third Series)
7.  Othello (Arden Shakespeare.Third Series) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "One of Shakespeare's best plays"
£7.01   Used & New from: £0.12
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Eats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
8.  Eats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
The list author says:
  "Amusing and unputdownable"
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3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (236 customer reviews)

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Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics)
9.  Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "Another favourite"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

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The Murder Room
10.  The Murder Room by P D James
The list author says:
  "The Queen of Crime"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Old Sins
11.  Old Sins by Penny Vincenzi
The list author says:
  "One of many from this author - all of which are unputdownable"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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The Jewel In The Crown (The Raj quartet)
12.  The Jewel In The Crown (The Raj quartet) by Paul Scott
The list author says:
  "The first of The Raj Quartet - all brilliant and full of detail missed from the tv series"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

A Suitable Boy
13.  A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
The list author says:
  "Jane Austen for the 20th century set in India - a massive novel"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews)

Pandora
14.  Pandora by Jilly Cooper
The list author says:
  "The most recent RCB novel - Jilly never loses her touch"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

The Canterbury Tales (Everyman's Library (Paper))
15.  The Canterbury Tales (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Geoffrey Chaucer
The list author says:
  "Once you get your head around the language - witty and engrossing and enjoyable"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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