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The Sound And The Fury (Vintage Classics)
1.  The Sound And The Fury (Vintage Classics) by William Faulkner
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  "Entrancing. Read this at the fast pace it deserves"
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A House for Mr Biswas
2.  A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul
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  "Simply a classic"
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Wise Children
3.  Wise Children by Angela Carter
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  "Witty with a circus cast"
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The Electric Michelangelo
4.  The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
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  "Sahra Hall is an Angela Carter"
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Small Island
5.  Small Island by Andrea Levy
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  "Wonderful portrait of the Caribbean and of post-war Britain"
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Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
6.  Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
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  "Riveting real "Rome""
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This Thing of Darkness
7.  This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
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  "Stunning characterisation. History alive. Reads like a movie."
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Bertie, May and Mrs Fish: Country Memories of Wartime
8.  Bertie, May and Mrs Fish: Country Memories of Wartime by Xandra Bingley
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  "Rural families during the war. Delightful."
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Restless
9.  Restless by William Boyd
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  "Superb characters, wonderful plot"
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics) by Carson McCullers
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  "Lost dreams. Lonliness. Read after Sound and Fury"
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Beyond A Boundary
11.  Beyond A Boundary by Cyril Lionel Robert James
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  "Sport as a social developer. Best cricket book ever."
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir
12.  Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
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  "Bizzare.  An obsessive compulsive meets the Addams family."
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Be Near Me
13.  Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan
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  "beautiful writing. Story of a life that wandered unfulfilled."
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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
14.  A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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  "Classic. Overcoming circumstances to enjoy life. Poignant"
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Beyond Black
15.  Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
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  "Real haunting, imagination or what happened in the characters past?"
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A Short History Of Nearly Everything
16.  A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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  "A science book that cannot be put down. Read this and be amazed at life."
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The Shipping News
17.  The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
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  "Creation of wonderful images; wonderful characters"
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The Secret History
18.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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  "Being in the heights of cleverness and losing it."
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics
19.  Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
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  ""Restless" and "The Secret History". Can we ever know our friends and relatives?"
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