Sheesh, i'd be here all night on this one if i let myself....so, a few of my faves on recent times are:

The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood

White Trash - John King

A Certain Age - Rebecca Ray

After You'd Gone - Maggie O'Farrell

Bird Song - Sebastian Faulks

Emma - Jane Austin

Anything by Dickens

'Memoirs of a Geisha' is one of my favourite ever books. In terms of Joanne Harris, 'Chocolat' was great, but i preferred 'Five Quarters Of The Orange' to 'Blackberry Wine'.

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