I read a lot and have come to the realisation that 90% of the books I read are by overseas writers. Specifically, I love America/Canadian fiction but have also enjoyed Irish, South African, South American and even Japanese novels. Favourite authors include Armistead Maupin, John Updike, Kathleen Winter, Margaret Attwood, Nadine Gordimer and J M Coetzee.
Apart from Wolf Hall, I haven't read a novel by an English author for over 2 years. Where do I start? I thought about just buying the Costa shortlist, but I fear that's a road to disappointment. Previously I have enjoyed David Lodge, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson as well as being a longstanding fan of Hilary Mantel but am happy to give anything a go.
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I bet this sounds really silly, but I'm looking for recommendations for great contemporary English novels
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ElectraOnAzaleaPath · 27/04/2014 21:00
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