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A Listmania! list by Moose Papoose (London, UK)
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Skinny Dip
1.  Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
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  "Outrageous, shocking, amusing and revealing.  Huge fun."
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A Season in Purgatory
2.  A Season in Purgatory by Dominick Dunne
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  "Classic American novel about wealth, class and cover-ups."
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The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  The Go-Between (Penguin Modern Classics) by L. P. Hartley
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  "Beautiful, breathtaking and tragic."
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Music & Silence
4.  Music & Silence by Rose Tremain
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  "Unquestionably, Rose Tremain's best book"
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Summer's Lease
5.  Summer's Lease by Sir John Mortimer
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  "Neurotic housewife embroiled in mystery in Tuscany"
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Finding Mr. Right: The Real Woman's Guide to Landing That Man
6.  Finding Mr. Right: The Real Woman's Guide to Landing That Man by Annie Harrison
The list author says:
  "Non fiction. Perspectives on being late 30something, single female seeking man/babies soon."
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Vintage Classics)
7.  The Bonfire of the Vanities (Vintage Classics) by Tom Wolfe
The list author says:
  "Very 80s, but explosively relevant today.  Brilliant story."
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
8.  The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
The list author says:
  "Questions how society treats its elderly, whilst being a love story."
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Year of Wonders
9.  Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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  "Emotional and poignant story of a village, a woman and the plague."
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Solar
10.  Solar by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Ian McKewan just gets better and better.  This is his best."
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The Pregnant Widow
11.  The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis
The list author says:
  "Stand back and prepare for the fireworks!"
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Freedom
12.  Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The list author says:
  "The great American novel draws the magnifying glass over family dysfunction."
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This Book Will Save Your Life
13.  This Book Will Save Your Life by A. M. Homes
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  "A modern story of redemption and new life."
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Arthur & George
14.  Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
The list author says:
  "All the elements of great story writing are there."
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
15.  Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
The list author says:
  "Female bonding and mother/daughter relationships in glorious technicolor."
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Self-made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man
16.  Self-made Man: My Year Disguised as a Man by Norah Vincent
The list author says:
  "Woman disguised as a man infiltrates all-male groups/societies.  Fascinating."
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
17.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "Everyone read it years ago.  Read it again."
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Birdsong
18.  Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
The list author says:
  "Again we all read it, but now understand far more about WW1.  Re-reading is a must."
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My Cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics)
19.  My Cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "A lesser known Du Maurier classic, but one of her best."
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How To Lose Friends & Alienate People
20.  How To Lose Friends & Alienate People by Toby Young
The list author says:
  "A young Englishman's romp through the dysfunction of Manhattan high fashion."
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Last updated: 12/11/2010
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