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If you could only recommend one book...

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TotallyFloored · 12/03/2024 11:27

what would it be ?

I always find that I read a lot of the same type of stuff (mystery, thriller type things), but the books I recommend most strongly to people are often the ones that are totally different to my usual fare.

I think mine may be Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follet), although it was a close one with Shogun (James Clavell).

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Mothership4two · 12/03/2024 14:16

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Cloud Atlas - although it might not be everyone's cup of tea

Often recommend The Poisonwood Bible and Fingersmith - they are both excellent books.

Bbq1 · 12/03/2024 13:29

TotallyFloored · 12/03/2024 11:36

@WAGGINGTONGUE I've always had that on my list but never got round to it. I have seen the dodgy mini-series though...
@BarryKentPoet I have downloaded Hamnett actually - may read that one next when I have finished my current one.
I'll check out the other ones though - I'm always looking. Thanks.

I loved Hamnet - a really compelling read.

Bbq1 · 12/03/2024 13:28

Wuthering Heights

MyShrivelledGnarlyFinger · 12/03/2024 11:51

The Island by Victoria Hislop.

MissAmbrosia · 12/03/2024 11:47

Fingersmith by Sarah Walters. I wish I never read it so I can read it again for the first time.

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TotallyFloored · 12/03/2024 11:36

@WAGGINGTONGUE I've always had that on my list but never got round to it. I have seen the dodgy mini-series though...
@BarryKentPoet I have downloaded Hamnett actually - may read that one next when I have finished my current one.
I'll check out the other ones though - I'm always looking. Thanks.

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BarryKentPoet · 12/03/2024 11:31

Witch Light by Susan Fletcher or Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, but that's because I love historical fiction.

shellyleppard · 12/03/2024 11:30

The seventh son Sebastian faulks absolutely brilliant. Pillars of the earth is brilliant too

DrearyLane · 12/03/2024 11:28

The Poisonwood Bible

WAGGINGTONGUE · 12/03/2024 11:28

The Stand