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Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs
1.  Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs by Marcel Pagnol
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  "Marcel Pagnol -Masterful French storyteller"
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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove Series Volume 3)
2.  Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove Series Volume 3) by Larry McMurtry
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  "Wonderful epic Western adventure"
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The Kite Runner
3.  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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  "I've passed this on to several relatives - each one gave it 5 stars"
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Birdsong
4.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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  "Painfully moving World War 1 love story - a modern classic,"
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The Emperor's last soldiers: The grim story of two Japanese who hid for sixteen years in the Guam jungle
5.  The Emperor's last soldiers: The grim story of two Japanese who hid for sixteen years in the Guam jungle by Ito Masashi
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  "A timeless classic of the War in the Far East,"
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Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)
6.  Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
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  "Chilling, suspenseful Du Maurier classic,"
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Popular Classics)
7.  The Mayor of Casterbridge (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "The best of Thomas Hardy - the rise and fall of Michael Henchard,"
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The Day Of The Jackal
8.  The Day Of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
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  "Gripping, plausible thriller"
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes
9.  The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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  "Wonderful tales of the super sleuth"
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Day of the Triffids
10.  Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
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  "Excellent science fiction - very topical in these days of genetic engineering"
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The Fatal Shore
11.  The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes
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  "Very readable history of the penal colonies in Australia"
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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 : A Novel
12.  These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 : A Novel by Nancy E. Turner
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  "Wonderful tale of pioneering Americans"
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The Pillars of the Earth
13.  The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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  "816 pages - medieval saga will keep you gripped for weeks and weeks"
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Captain Scott
14.  Captain Scott by Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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  "Balanced view of Scott's achievements and failings"
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The Grapes of Wrath
15.  The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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  "A tough but rewarding read - illustrates the dignity and nobility of the common man"
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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
16.  The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz
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  "First read this as a teenager - gripping true story of endurance and survival"
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The Godfather
17.  The Godfather by Mario Puzo
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  "Riveting gangster classic"
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The Last Picture Show
18.  The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry
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  "Excellent portrait of smalltown America in 1950ies"
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Jubilee
19.  Jubilee by Margaret Walker
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  "Well written story about American Civil War and slavery"
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The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45
20.  The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-45 by Wladyslaw Szpilman
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  "The powerful and bestselling memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw"
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