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I Capture the Castle (Virago Modern Classics)
1.  I Capture the Castle (Virago Modern Classics) by Dodie Smith
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  "Sheer bliss"
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The Pursuit of Love
2.  The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
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  "Witty and what a family!"
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The Happy Prince (Orchard Paperbacks)
3.  The Happy Prince (Orchard Paperbacks) by Oscar Wilde
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  "A timeless story"
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River Of Time
4.  River Of Time by Jon Swain
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  "A love story for a place and its people, told from the heart"
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
5.  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
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  "A travelogue combined with a murder, fascinating combination of fact versus fiction"
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The Secret History
6.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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  "Mesmerising, addictive, fantastic, horrific and utterly brilliant.  A book you can go back to time and time again"
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics)
7.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen
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  "The ultimate classic!  Need one say anymore"
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The Woman in White (Penguin Popular Classics)
8.  The Woman in White (Penguin Popular Classics) by Wilkie Collins
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  "A fascinating story full of suspense and very easy to read again and again.  One of the best Victorian novels"
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The House Of The Spirits (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics)
9.  The House Of The Spirits (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics) by Isabel Allende
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  "A family saga set in turbulent times in South America, combined with that fantastic quality"
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Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown
10.  Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller
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  "History, well written, accessible but like a family saga"
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A Taste for Death
11.  A Taste for Death by P. D. James
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  "PD James, the current the Queen of Crime, powerful characterisations, evocative"
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The End of the Affair
12.  The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
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  "The tale of love, passion, guilt, loss, hatred, obsession, faith, rediscovery,  & bereavement, full of power, passion but avoiding melodrama"
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Love in the Time of Cholera
13.  Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "The love story of a true and very patient romantic, told with wit and understanding"
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Coming Home
14.  Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
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  "A beautiful saga, with strong characterisation which kept me rapt and finishing it was like losing a friend"
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An Uncommon Woman: The Life of Princess Vicky: The Empress Frederick (Women In History)
15.  An Uncommon Woman: The Life of Princess Vicky: The Empress Frederick (Women In History) by Hannah Pakula
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  "Brilliantly written life of Queen Victoria's oldest daughter, a fascinating character a liberal in a reactionary court"
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The Seventh Scroll :
16.  The Seventh Scroll : by Wilbur Smith
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  "An excellent adventure romp - perfect holiday reading"
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The Pillars of the Earth
17.  The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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  "Enthralling, involving once again unmistakable unputdownability"
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Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832
18.  Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832 by Stella Tillyard
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  "Fascinating biography of the Lennox sisters, brilliantly bought to life by Stella Tillyard"
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The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream
19.  The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream by Christina Lamb
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  "An amazing story, would not have been at all surprised if somebody had told me it was fiction rather than the biography of an extraordinary man and his family"
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback
20.  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) Paperback by J. K. Rowling
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  "What fantasy.  What imagination - What detail.  What creativity"
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Little Women (Collector's library)
21.  Little Women (Collector's library) by Anna South
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  "A children's story with those values which have got lost along the way"
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