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A Thousand Splendid Suns
1.  A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "Totally absorbing story of 2 women's interwoven lives, set in Afghanistan, by the author of the Kite Runner.  Read on a journey from Frankfurt to Oxford, and could hardly put it down to change trains!"
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The Map of Love
2.  The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
The list author says:
  "A deft blend of past and present, telling the recent history of Egypt as the background to 2 love stories within the same extended family.  Lovely contrasting portraits of 3 women."
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In the Eye of the Sun
3.  In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif
The list author says:
  "Same author tackles the problems of being an "Egyptian Princess" from an academic family: happy neither in Egypt nor the Western world."
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Room
4.  Room by Emma Donoghue
The list author says:
  "A creepy contrast: another take on a woman in a trap and its aftermath told by a 5 year old"
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The Night Watch
5.  The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The list author says:
  "women in wartime: set in 1947-1 (NB) the chances and the horrors of the Blitz strikingly told"
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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel: The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie Novels)
6.  Friends, Lovers, Chocolate: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel: The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie Novels) by Alexander McCall Smith
The list author says:
  "Love, mystery, and self-confidence in a quirky, slightly fairy-taled Edinburgh, AMSmith good as ever!"
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44 Scotland Street: 44 scotland street series: vol 1
7.  44 Scotland Street: 44 scotland street series: vol 1 by Alexander McCall Smith
The list author says:
  "first volume of the Scotland St series - excellent, amusing, & the answer to readers who need short bites, each chapter is a story"
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Adult Edition]
8.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) [Adult Edition] by J. K. Rowling
The list author says:
  "THE contemporary fairy tale: last of the set, and possibly best, brilliant closure to an inspired new all-age classic"
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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)
9.  The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Tolkien - the book!  The only book I can re-read over and over - our fireside read-aloud for winter evenings"
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Burnt Shadows
10.  Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
The list author says:
  "Long, complex and masterful: Shamsie tackles wider fields of history and continents than in her earlier books, with a sure touch"
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The Secret Life of Bees
11.  The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The list author says:
  "A lovely story I read years ago, about healing and wholeness.  Don't bother with her next, the Mermaid Chair though!"
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Water Gypsies
12.  Water Gypsies by Annie Murray
The list author says:
  "Childhood sex abuse is exposed and laid to rest in this thriller set on the canals of the English midlands in 1942"
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The Rose Revived
13.  The Rose Revived by Katie Fforde
The list author says:
  "Another take on narrowboat living: this time a funny, heartwarming, romance from Katie Ffrode's talented collection"
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The Other Family
14.  The Other Family by Joanna Trollope
The list author says:
  "I always love Joanna Trollope's work for her keen  observations of middle class behaviour, her eye for detail, and her sympathetic dealings with all her characters"
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Housekeeping
15.  Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
The list author says:
  "Total contrast to Trollope: haunting, poetic, set in an isolated town in middle America, a poignant magical story of quiet, wasted livesl"
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Gilead
16.  Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The list author says:
  "Brilliant writing: Robinson makes the contrasting lives of 2 Christian ministers a fascinating, insightful, thoughtful  comment on the human condition, love, fear, and attachment,."
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Home
17.  Home by Marilynne Robinson
The list author says:
  "Follow-up to Gilead but best read first. The reality of being one of a pastor's family, raaised on being dutiful!"
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Minaret
18.  Minaret by Leila Aboulela
The list author says:
  "Najwa the privaleged Sudanese teenager is suddenly a political exile in London. Where she discovers hardship, reality, and a real Islamic faith"
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Vital Signs
19.  Vital Signs by Robin Cook
The list author says:
  "Medical thriller themed around a fertilty-treatments scam - chilling if it were really true!"
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Baby, Baby
20.  Baby, Baby by Mari Howard
The list author says:
  "Quote from an Amazon review "how to engage with Contemporary Science, whilst immensely enjoying oneself.""
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