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Good books to read when you need to escape
A Listmania! list by reader from London (UK)

1. Touchwood by Karin Kallmaker

The list author says:
	"I used to be immensely scathing of the romance genre - mostly still am, but can't resist Kallmaker - pure escapist joy."

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(4 customer reviews)

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2. Patience and Sarah (Little Sister's Classics) by Isabel Miller

The list author says:
	"A classic - slightly dated, very into butch/femme - but beautiful New England backdrop and impossible to put down."

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(7 customer reviews)

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3. Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy - Book 1) by Robin Hobb

The list author says:
	"Fantasy, but not a guilty pleasure - exquisite writing and achingly real characters. The first in a trilogy of trilogies - all highly recommended."

�6.29 Used & New from: �0.01

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4. Cause Of Death: Vintage Scarpetta (A Scarpetta Novel) by Patricia Cornwell

The list author says:
	"Pick any one of Cornwell's Scarpetta thrillers for a reliable, intelligent rest from real life."

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5. Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue

The list author says:
	"Escapism without stupidity - her reinventions of classic fairy tales, drawing on the sociological and pyschological meanings behind them, can be read as deeply or as shallowly as desired."

Used & New from: �5.38

(9 customer reviews)

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6. Shield of Justice by Radclyffe

The list author says:
	"Stereotypes abound, but it's no less fun for that - the passion she puts into these characters makes them seem greater and more lifelike than the cliches they're based on."

�8.35 Used & New from: �5.01

(3 customer reviews)

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7. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman

The list author says:
	"Intelligent and hilarious - like having an evening in with your most cynical, funniest friend."

�5.59 Used & New from: �0.01

(122 customer reviews)

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