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The Water Theatre
Lindsay Clarke

Format: Paperback - Released: 09/09/2010
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September 2010 Book of the Month. This is deeply impressive, with rich imagery, a complex and absorbing plot and a style reminiscent of John Fowles' The Magus. It is a tale of... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4827/The-Water-Theatre-by-Lindsay-Clarke.html

The Brave
Nicholas Evans

Format: Hardback - Released: 16/09/2010
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September 2010 Book of the Month. This will sweep you up in it’s grasp in the same way The Horse Whisperer did from it’s intriguing start and through the past and present... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4815/The-Brave-by-Nicholas-Evans.html

The Grass is Singing
Doris Lessing

Format: Paperback - Released: 28/09/1989
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This is Doris Lessing’s first novel published in 1950 and is still as powerful today as it was then. As interesting and stunning a read as it was then and surprising how relevant it still is today. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4893/The-Grass-is-Singing-by-Doris-Lessing.html

A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley

Format: Paperback - Released: 08/10/1992
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For a “literary” family saga, it’s hard to beat A Thousand Acres, set in Iowa; Jane Smiley’s novel is a modern retelling of the King Lear story. A novel to sweep you up and carry you along as the tragic... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4874/A-Thousand-Acres-by-Jane-Smiley.html

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski

Format: Paperback - Released: 23/07/2009
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This is the author’s first novel and what a masterpiece it is. Edgar is deaf and has grown up in an idyllic world with his parents and their specially trained breed of dogs, in the heart of America. The return... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4868/The-Story-of-Edgar-Sawtelle-by-David-Wroblewski.html

Larry's Party
Carol Shields

Format: Paperback - Released: 12/05/1998
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This won the Orange Prize for fiction back in 1997. We follow Larry through the maze (a subject on which he becomes very astute) of his life, his relationships, his work, physical changes – all is laid bare. A great... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4867/Larry-s-Party-by-Carol-Shields.html

Bel Canto
Ann Patchett

Format: Paperback - Released: 30/04/2002
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Terrorists highjack a gathering in a small Latin American country hoping to hold hostage the President, however he had decided to stay home and so the terrorists find themselves with a group of foreign hostages as their bargaining tool. This... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4865/Bel-Canto-by-Ann-Patchett.html

Julia's Chocolates
Cathy Lamb

Format: Paperback - Released: 13/09/2010
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Julia leaves her abusive fiancé and goes to stay with her aunt in an idyllic farmhouse setting, Introduced to her aunt’s group of slightly eccentric friends Julia begins to rebuild her life and move forward. This book just begs to... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4852/Julia-s-Chocolates-by-Cathy-Lamb.html

Last Night in Twisted River
John Irving

Format: Paperback - Released: 16/09/2010
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John Irving does not disappoint in this tale of a father and son, spanning 50 years of their relationship at the end of the twentieth century. This is his twelfth novel and although familiar Irving themes are there it is... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4851/Last-Night-in-Twisted-River-by-John-Irving.html

Second Hand Heart
Catherine Ryan Hyde

Format: Paperback - Released: 16/09/2010
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A moving story about a young girl who has a heart transplant. Although the story revolves around Vida and her relationship with the husband of her donor this is much more about the wonder of what a life saving operation... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4848/Second-Hand-Heart-by-Catherine-Ryan-Hyde.html

Nourishment
Gerard Woodward

Format: Hardback - Released: 03/09/2010
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Tory Pace’s husband is a Prisoner of War in World War II. When she receives a request from him for spicy letters she is at a loss but soon finds herself on a journey of discovery of carnal desire in... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4772/Nourishment-by-Gerard-Woodward.html

The Children's Book
A.S. Byatt

Format: Paperback - Released: 07/01/2010
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Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction 2010. An engrossing family saga set in the era of the late 19th century and up to the end of World War One. A simpler time, soon to change politically and socially, is... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4493/The-Children-s-Book-by-A.S.-Byatt.html

Shades of Grey
Jasper Fforde

Format: Hardback - Released: 14/01/2010
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The start of a new series from the wonderful writer of the ‘Thursday Next’ and ‘Nursery Crimes’ books. In my opinion this is his best work yet and with it he has attained a new level of brilliance. It’s a... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4875/Shades-of-Grey-by-Jasper-Fforde.html

The Small Hand
Susan Hill

Format: Hardback - Released: 02/09/2010
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October 2010 Good Housekeeping selection. Best-selling author of The Woman In Black, Susan Hill is on top form with this chilling ghost story about a book dealer who comes across a derelict old house and suddenly feels an invisible child’s... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4879/The-Small-Hand-by-Susan-Hill.html

The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood

Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/1998
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September 2010 Guest Editor Belle de Jour on Margaret Atwood... Atwood’s books hugely influenced my reading style (though probably not my writing style!). I love the way she weaves research so seamlessly into her stories. In the hands of a... ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4830/The-Handmaid-s-Tale-by-Margaret-Atwood.html