Help - what can I read next please?

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BelligerentGhoul · 27/02/2011 20:37

So, I've had quite a good run on books lately:

Rose Tremain's 'The Road Home' - I really liked this.

Margaret Atwood's 'Alias Grace' - I thought I'd read this before but actually I don't think I had. Enjoyed it hugely overall, although some of it annoyed me and the ending was a bit silly.

I have no idea what to read next though, or even what to start looking for. Any ideas please?

My favourite ever authors are Jane Austen and Stephen King. No chick lit and no Ian McEwan but other than that am fairly open-minded!

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BelligerentGhoul · 27/02/2011 20:58

Never heard of Margaret Forster - will have a look, thanks.

Didn't like Anita Shreve.

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bonkers20 · 27/02/2011 20:55

Have you tried Anita Shreve or Margaret Forster?

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BelligerentGhoul · 27/02/2011 20:51

I couldn't get on with Gone With The Wind at all, even though I really, really tried to like it.

Fantasy - erm...will have a look at those but don't generally like modern fantasy.

Thanks for reminding me about Persephone - I love Miss Pettigrew Lives For A day so should deffo find something on there.

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CornishKK · 27/02/2011 20:46

I don't think I've ever read a book from Persephone that I didn't enjoy, I loved the Monica Dickens & the Richmal Compton.

Have you read any Dorothy Sayers? I really enjoyed the Wimsey/Harriet Vane books.

Do you like fantasy? William Horwood's Duncton Tales series are brilliant.

Or what about a classic romance like Gone With The Wind?

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BelligerentGhoul · 27/02/2011 20:38

Oh and I re-read 'A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius' for the first time since reading it when it came out - fab!

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