Top Books Set in London

A Listmania! list by Is (Tokyo)
 
The Magic Toyshop (VMC)
1.  The Magic Toyshop (VMC) by Angela Carter
The list author says:
  "far from the bright lights"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Oliver Twist (Penguin Popular Classics)
2.  Oliver Twist (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "pickpockets and dickensian street-urchins"
£1.96   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (166 customer reviews)

The Buddha of Suburbia
3.  The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi
The list author says:
  "bellbottoms and buddhism"
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3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

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Under the Net
4.  Under the Net by Iris Murdoch
The list author says:
  "boho beatniks in the 50s"
£10.47   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Jack Maggs
5.  Jack Maggs by Peter Carey
The list author says:
  "modern victoriana"
£8.30   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Mrs. Dalloway
6.  Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The list author says:
  "bloomsbury chatter"
Used & New from: £0.01
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)

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Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel
7.  Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel by Helen Fielding
The list author says:
  "fags n chardonnay  in the 90s"
£5.34   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (187 customer reviews)

The End of the Affair
8.  The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "love n loss during the blitz"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)

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A Study in Scarlet (Penguin Classics)
9.  A Study in Scarlet (Penguin Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle
The list author says:
  "gaslights, carriages and rainy streets"
£6.74   Used & New from: £1.00
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

Love in a Cold Climate
10.  Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
The list author says:
  "tea at claridge's"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
The list author says:
  "bright young things in the 20s"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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The Line of Beauty
12.  The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
The list author says:
  "Chelsea in the 80s"
£6.19   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)

Jeeves and Wooster Omnibus: The Mating Season; the Code of the Woosters; Right Ho, Jeeves
13.  Jeeves and Wooster Omnibus: The Mating Season; the Code of the Woosters; Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
The list author says:
  "Mayfair stories"
Used & New from: £1.67
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Saturday
14.  Saturday by Ian McEwan
The list author says:
  "Marylbone in the uneasy 00s"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (220 customer reviews)

White Teeth
15.  White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The list author says:
  "North London multi-culti"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (239 customer reviews)

84 Charing Cross Road
16.  84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The list author says:
  "dreaming of London"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

Our Spoons Came From Woolworths (Virago Modern Classics)
17.  Our Spoons Came From Woolworths (Virago Modern Classics) by Barbara Comyns
The list author says:
  "30's bohemia"
£6.89   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Small Island
18.  Small Island by Andrea Levy
The list author says:
  "post-war immigration"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (157 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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High Fidelity
19.  High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
The list author says:
  "scruffy gigs and record nerds"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (122 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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An Experiment in Love
20.  An Experiment in Love by Hilary Mantel
The list author says:
  "halls of residence in the 70s"
Used & New from: £0.21
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Repentant Morning
21.  Repentant Morning by Chris Paling
The list author says:
  "the seedy glamour of Soho in the 30s"
£6.61   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Heligoland
22.  Heligoland by Shena Mackay
The list author says:
  "South London from the 30s onwards"
£5.24   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Towards the End of the Morning
23.  Towards the End of the Morning by Michael Frayn
The list author says:
  "Fleet Street in the 60s"
Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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City of the Mind
24.  City of the Mind by Penelope Lively
The list author says:
  "contemporary Docklands"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Light of Day
25.  The Light of Day by Graham Swift
The list author says:
  "a film-noir take on Wimbledon"
Used & New from: £0.01
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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