What I Loved

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What I Loved
1.  What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
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  "Wow. She creates a whole world - you can smell Bill's working room and Violet's perfume. The story is enthralling, characters rounded and engaging - & you learn about life, love and empathy. Perfect."
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Behind The Scenes At The Museum
2.  Behind The Scenes At The Museum by Kate Atkinson
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  "Another great story. Wonderful characters - a sublime mix of the odd and the ordinary. How hard life is to understand!"
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A Thousand Acres
3.  A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
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  "A fascinating reworking of King Lear. A reminder that the great themes of literature touch us all."
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
4.  Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
The list author says:
  "Fantastic - the best sporting biography I've read! Great narrative, great characters - all brought to life. That little horse with his crooked legs is an example to multi millionaire footballers!"
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The Football Business: The Modern Football Classic (Mainstream sport)
5.  The Football Business: The Modern Football Classic (Mainstream sport) by David Conn
The list author says:
  "Rouses anger, frustration and resentment. All the chapters are well told - with enough detail and research to have credibility - and enough directness and passion to engage the reader."
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If A Lion Could Talk: How Animals Think
6.  If A Lion Could Talk: How Animals Think by Stephen Budiansky
The list author says:
  "Fascinating. There's a section about rats' maternal instinct which is awe inspiring. Honestly. A must read for anyone with anything to do with animals. It'll stop you eating them."
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The Last Ride
7.  The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson
The list author says:
  "My ex couldn't believe I liked this - he complained about the pious simplicity of it, the naivety.. well, I think those are its strengths - that & a strong story. You face your demons reading Eidson."
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The Lord of The Rings
8.  The Lord of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
The list author says:
  "Can't resist it... even better read aloud to or by someone you love. The relationship CANNOT end while you have another 200 pages to read!!"
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Collins Classics - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text
9.  Collins Classics - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text by William Shakespeare
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  "Always and forever. My desert island definite."
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Poems and Prose (Poets)
10.  Poems and Prose (Poets) by Gerard Manley Hopkins
The list author says:
  "Someone who can do what he does with language deserves hero worship - "I caught this morning morning's minion..." Resonant, remarkable, ravishing."
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The Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics)
11.  The Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics) by John Donne
The list author says:
  "The best love poems ever written. A voice so clear you can hear it, and feel it, and love it."
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Mother Tongue: The English Language
12.  Mother Tongue: The English Language by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "Funny, informative and eminently quotable. Anything you ever wanted to know about using English... told with a great sense of humour."
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Jane Eyre (Oxford World's Classics)
13.  Jane Eyre (Oxford World's Classics) by Charlotte Brontë
The list author says:
  "My classic classic - and I love the way "Jane" keeps a few secrets from us... she only hints at her innermost feelings.. does she hide them just from us, or from herself too?"
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set
14.  The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis
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  "If i have children, I desperately hope they get as many hours of magic as I did with these.."
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La Dame Aux Camelias (Classiques Francais)
15.  La Dame Aux Camelias (Classiques Francais) by Alexandre Dumas
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  "The story of La Traviata - great for a long winter afternoon, with a fire, chocolates and a box of tissues..."
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Lolita
16.  Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The list author says:
  "Nabokov is a genius... Whatever the moral issues, this is a love story... Raises questions, emotions, debates and discussions - and uses incredible, lyrical, delicious prose in places."
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Dirt Music
17.  Dirt Music by Tim Winton
The list author says:
  "I read this from cover to cover flying from Melbourne to London via Singapore - a wonderful story of redemption - almost mythical."
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The Worst Journey In The World
18.  The Worst Journey In The World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The list author says:
  "My Dad's favourite book. I finally read it after he'd been urging me to for 20 years - and was amazed by it. Incredible."
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Congo Journey
19.  Congo Journey by Redmond O'Hanlon
The list author says:
  "Another of Dad's recommendations. Great travel writing - but also an essay in survival and facing breakdown."
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