Lovereading Top 10

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 The Secret Scripture The Secret Scripture Sebastian Barry   Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2008. Winner of the Costa Novel Award 2008. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008.   Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 19 February 2009. Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "A heartbreaking ... Download free opening extract
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 Choral Society Choral Society Prue Leith  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 19 February 2009.  Three single women join a choir all looking to find different things, a new challenge, friendship, a new man. What they do find is each other and come together ... Download free opening extract
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 The Golden Pig The Golden Pig Mark Penny, Jonathan Penny  February 2009 Debut of the Month. This is one of those titles we love to discover on Lovereading and pass the word on about. A brilliantly funny detective novel from two new authors -The Penny Brothers. They have written each part ...Download free opening extract
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 The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher Kate Summerscale Reviewed on Richard & Judy's Book Club 2009 on Wednesday 28 January.Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 4 December 2008. This reads like a first rate crime novel but is in fact an analysis  of real life events. It's ... Download free opening extract
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 East of the Sun East of the Sun Julia Gregson Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year 2009.This is an utterly captivating story of three young British women in search of freedom and love in 1920s India, but it also provides a wonderful insight into a now vanished world. ...  Download free opening extract
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 Child 44 Child 44 Tom Rob Smith  February 2009 Book of the Month. Winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2008.Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "This gripping, unputdownable thriller is an exciting new addition to the genre." Controversially, and in ... Download free opening extract
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 The Truth About Love The Truth About Love Josephine Hart  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 5 February 2009.  It has been a little while since we had a novel from this author but it has been worth the wait as she returns with an emotional and remarkable ...Download free opening extract
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 One of Us One of Us Melissa Benn   Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 12 February 2009. ...  Download free opening extract
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 Past Imperfect Past Imperfect Julian Fellowes Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 29 January 2009.Snobs, his first novel, was brilliant and Past Imperfect is better and coming from ‘the bottom end of the gentry’ gives Julian’s a voyeuristic authenticity! In the late 60’s ... Download free opening extract
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 We Need to Talk About Kevin We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 29 January 2009.This review is provided by bookgroup.info.Drop everything! This spectacular book will grab you and will not put you down, keeping you guessing until the final pages. Eva’s words may ...  Download free opening extract

Lovereading4kids.co.uk Top 10

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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney Take a peek into Greg’s diary and find out the story of his life – and especially about his relationship with his older brother Roderick. Wittily told in words and pictures, this diary charts the trials and tribulations of a ... Download free opening extract
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 Foul Play Foul Play Tom Palmer On the Blue Peter Award Shortlist - Football mad boys and girls will devour this all-action adventure novel, virtually in a sitting. Hopefully, even the most reluctant reader, just like the author himself was at school, will devour it too. ... Download free opening extract
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 The Sandfather The Sandfather Linda Newbery This is a gripping, fast-paced and at times heart-stopping read about a 13 year old boy's search for identity by the winner of the 2006 Costa Children's Book Award. Hal's exclusion from school leads him to a period of discovery ... Download free opening extract
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 Malice Malice Chris Wooding Enter this terrifying parallel world if you dare! From the dramatic 3-D cover onwards, everything about Malice is original and just a little bit different. Cleverly told as both a novel and a graphic novel, this is the scary story ... Download free opening extract
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 Billy Bonkers 2: More Madness Billy Bonkers 2: More Madness Giles Andreae Madcap adventures with huge naughty boy appeal featuring Billy and his family, and wittily illustrated by Nick Sharratt. At school there’s the great sports day fiasco, then there’s the Bonkers’ unfortunate holiday on the shores of Loch Ness and finally ... Download free opening extract
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 The 13 Treasures The 13 Treasures Michelle Harrison Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2009.     This is an enchanting and at times terrifying debut that's beautifully written. 13 year old Tanya and her mother have an uneasy relationship so for part of the summer she is despatched ... Download free opening extract
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 Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Illustrated Edition Alice's Adventures In Wonderland - Illustrated Edition Lewis Carroll Abundantly illustrated with warmth and humour by Helen Oxenbury, the memorable cast of characters are to be found in all their glory here in this edition, from Alice herself to the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat.  ... Download free opening extract
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 Running On The Cracks Running On The Cracks Julia Donaldson A thrilling corkscrew of a novel that twists and turns weaving several strands of story into one compelling narrative, and the first novel from an established and bestselling picture book author for younger readers. Orphaned after the death of her ... Download free opening extract
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 Dogs Dogs Emily Gravett Prize-winning illustrator Emily Gravett delights with another wonderful new book. Apparently a celebration of dogs of all kind, this is also a book with a witty twist at the end. Gorgeous pictures of big dogs and small dogs, hairy dogs ... Download free opening extract
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 Bog Child Bog Child Siobhan Dowd   New and challenging book full of mystery and shadows from recently deceased author Siobhan Dowd. Both terrifying and fascinating from the start, Bog Child is a must-read for 2009. The plot follows Fergus a boy who finds the body of ... Download free opening extract