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If you had £30 to spend on books for yourself, what would you buy?

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Enid · 30/01/2006 13:17

I do (book tokens) and need inspiration.

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katierocket · 30/01/2006 13:33

I love books threads

Marina · 30/01/2006 13:32

Mm, yes please enid, get the Sarah Waters.
I recently enjoyed Kazuo Ishiguro's latest, Never Let Me Go, but it's not a cheery read

katierocket · 30/01/2006 13:32

have you read The Shadow of the Wind
~Carlos Ruiz Zafon ?

Fauve · 30/01/2006 13:30

Personally I'd buy the new Sarah Waters novel - if you liked Fingersmith as much as I did. It's still in hardback, only just out. Then you could tell us all about it

MissChief · 30/01/2006 13:30

Matthew Parris's castle in spain, also Saturday,
something inspiring on postive pyschology to cure my insomnia (one way or another!)

katierocket · 30/01/2006 13:28

I'm reading sat at the moment too Enid - isn't he a fantastic writer.

I know what you mean about the geisha imitators but this is really good. memoirs of a geisha was one of my favourites so it had a lot to live up to

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Enid · 30/01/2006 13:26

am reading Saturday atm (enjoying it - very very well crafted)

Is that empress book good? I enjoyed the Geisha one years ago and then there seemed to be a whole load jumping on that particular bandwagon.

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katierocket · 30/01/2006 13:24

it really is an awesome story - very moving.

what about Saturday by Ian McEwan - very good
or Empress Orchid by Anchee Min - fascinating story (fiction) about last empress of china (a young Chinese girl in the 1800's who is chosen as one of the Emperor's Concubines and becomes one of the most powerful women in Chinese history.)

Lacrimosa · 30/01/2006 13:24

Oh bugger! Kama Sutra?you could use some of those choccy recepies!

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Enid · 30/01/2006 13:21

I have all of those lacrimosa!

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Enid · 30/01/2006 13:21

looks good

I think fiction

But I have read almost everything and hate chick lit or gory modern crime thrillers.

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Lacrimosa · 30/01/2006 13:20

The River Cottage Family Cookbook, its brill and only £12.00! not just recipies, tells you about food how its made and the procecess it goes throught o get to you! Jamie Oliver in Italy and a really great chocolate cookbook!

katierocket · 30/01/2006 13:18

fiction or non?

I've just finished reading this and it was brilliant.

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