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Before I Go To Sleep
1.  Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson
The list author says:
  "Worth reading for the clever premise alone, even if the plot fall-out becomes a little frustrating. Still, you'll want to know how it all ends, for sure."
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The Valley of Unknowing
2.  The Valley of Unknowing by Philip Sington
The list author says:
  "Superb tale of jealousy, betrayal, murder and plumbing set the dying days of the East German dictatorship. Balanced expertly between comedy and tragedy, this was an absolute delight."
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In One Person
3.  In One Person by John Irving
The list author says:
  "Epic novel by the king (or at least the prince) of American letters. No long reviews yet, but looks promising."
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The Chemistry of Tears
4.  The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey
The list author says:
  "Artful, short, grown-up novel that isn't afraid to be truthful and erudite. A treat if you're in the mood, although it won't cheer you up much."
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HHhH
5.  HHhH by Laurent Binet
The list author says:
  "If you can get past the annoying Gallic post-modern historiographical posturing, this is a great story, well reconstructed."
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Little Gods
6.  Little Gods by Anna Richards
The list author says:
  "Involving portrait of loneliness, concerning a woman with extraordinary qualities."
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Sister
7.  Sister by Rosamund Lupton
The list author says:
  "Touchy-feely thriller about two sister, one of whom has disappeared. Creepy rather than pacey."
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The Free World
8.  The Free World by David Bezmozgis
The list author says:
  "Moving and beautifully written story of Soviet Jewish refugees struggling to build new lives in the West, set in the 1970s."
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Bring up the Bodies
9.  Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
The list author says:
  "Mantel's off to Tudor England again, to carry off where she left off (accompanied by much retail salivating...)"
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Boxer, Beetle
10.  Boxer, Beetle by Ned Beauman
The list author says:
  "Quasi-historical novel about anti-Semitisn (among other things), told with plenty of attitude, if not much charm."
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Pigeon English
11.  Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman
The list author says:
  "Affecting story about crime and silence among African immigrants to England."
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When God Was a Rabbit
12.  When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
The list author says:
  "Quirky picture of childhood. Nice touches, maybe a bit too cute for its own good?"
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The Breaking of Eggs
13.  The Breaking of Eggs by Jim Powell
The list author says:
  "Peripatetic story of a Polish travel writer coming to terms with the collapse of communism. Some very nice touches."
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Fifty Shades of Grey
14.  Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James
The list author says:
  "Now that Kindle has made it possible for people to read smut on the train without looking like pervs, this is what they've chosen to read (sigh...)"
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Mr Chartwell
15.  Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt
The list author says:
  "Imaginative investigation of clinical depression - not as grim as it sounds, by a long way."
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The Help
16.  The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The list author says:
  "Wonderfully readable story about the African American experience of the civil rights era in the Southern USA."
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The Tiger's Wife
17.  The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
The list author says:
  "Mythically-styled story of a young medic in a war-ravaged Balkan country trying to find the truth about her grandfather's death. Good read."
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The Coincidence Engine
18.  The Coincidence Engine by Sam Leith
The list author says:
  "A manic chase across America, haunted by mistaken identity, murder, mayhem and lots of junk food."
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Room
19.  Room by Emma Donoghue
The list author says:
  "Creepy tale of an imprisoned mother and child, told from the latter's point-of-view. Convincingly claustrophobic, very tense, a little bit lame at the end."
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Chinaman
20.  Chinaman by Shehan Karunatilaka
The list author says:
  "Sri Lanka entertainingly depicted through the lens of cricket, its national sport."
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22 Britannia Road
21.  22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson
The list author says:
  "More displaced persons (a common theme these days), this time Poles post World War II trying to hold their lives together in England, but still haunted by the traumas of the recent past. Good."
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After the Fire, A Still Small Voice
22.  After the Fire, A Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld
The list author says:
  "Strong inter-generational drama, set in Australia. Descriptive and well observed."
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The Sentimentalists
23.  The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud
The list author says:
  "Highly rated Canadian father-daughter tale."
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Waiting for Sunrise
24.  Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd
The list author says:
  "Slightly run-of-the-mill Boyd, back in 'Restless' territory, albeit a generation earlier. Thoughtful and unfussily written, if not always compelling."
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The Sense of an Ending
25.  The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
The list author says:
  "Far from the best Booker winner and far from Barnes's best novel, it has a good first half and then palls."
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