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1	Kite Runner more books like this by Khaled Hosseini Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Secret Life of Bees more books like this by S Kidd Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four. She not only has her own memory of holding the gun, but her father's account of the event. Now fourteen, she yearns for her mother, and for forgiveness. Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her father, she has only one friend: Rosaleen, a black servant whose ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £6.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Water for Elephants more books like this by Sara Gruen An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £7.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Great Gatsby more books like this by F Scott Fitzgerald The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, "The Great Gatsby" (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing," as well as Fitzgerald's sharp ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle more books like this by David Wroblewski This riveting saga of an American family captures the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate through one boy's epic journey into the wild. see all copies from £10.09! new only from £10.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Things Fall Apart more books like this by Chinua Achebe This expanded edition of Chinua Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in an Igbo village. Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the profound changes brought by the British conquest of Nigeria. Yet, as in classic tragedy, Okonkwo's character as well as external forces contribute to ... see all copies from £2.02! new only from £3.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Lovely Bones more books like this by Alice Sebold When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was before milk carton photos and public service announcements, she tells us; back in 1973, when Susie mysteriously disappeared, people still believed these things didn't happen. In the sweet, untroubled voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao more books like this by Junot Diaz Rendering with warmth the endless human capacity to persevere, this is the long-awaited--and thrillingly satisfying--first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the short story collection "Drown." see all copies from £8.06! new only from £8.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	A Thousand Splendid Suns more books like this by Khaled Hosseini With heart-wrenching power and suspense, the bestselling author of "The Kite Runner" shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. see all copies from £2.82! new only from £6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Road more books like this by Cormac McCarthy A man and his young son traverse a blasted American landscape, covered with "the ashes of the late world." The man can still remember the time before. The boy knows only this time. There is nothing for them but survival- they are "each other's world entire"- and the precious last vestiges of their own humanity. At once brutal and tender, ... see all copies from £2.66! new only from £6.14! \| first editions
11 view cover	Atlas Shrugged more books like this by Ayn Rand Published in 1957, "Atlas Shrugged" was Ayn Rand's greatest achievement and last work of fiction. In this novel, she dramatizes her unique philosophy through an intellectual mystery story that integrates ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, politics, economics, and sex. Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the ... see all copies from £3.47! new only from £6.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Suite Francaise more books like this by Irene Nemirovsky, Dr. Sandra Smith (Translator) An extraordinary novel of life under Nazi occupation--discovered and published 62 years after the author's tragic death at Auschwitz. Subtle, often fiercely ironic, and deeply compassionate, "Suite Fran aise" is both a piercing record of its time and a brilliant, profoundly moving work of art. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.52! \| first editions
13 view cover	Nineteen Minutes more books like this by Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of "My Sister's Keeper" and "The Tenth Circle," pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy. Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens--until the day its complacency is shattered by an act of violence. Josie ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Fountainhead more books like this by Ayn Rand The Fountainhead is an unprecedented phenomenon in modern literature. Arguably the century's most challenging novel of ideas, when first published in 1943 it created a public furor and worldwide interest in its brilliant author, Ayn Rand. On the surface, it is a story of a gifted young architect, his violent battle with conventional standards, and ... see all copies from £4.44! new only from £6.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Thirteenth Tale more books like this by Diane Setterfield Amateur biographer Margaret Lea receives a letter from reclusive author Vida Winter, summoning her to write Vida's life story. Up to this point, Vida has never given a true account of her life, toying with interviewers by inventing lutlandish life histories of herself. In her old age, she at last wants to tell the truth a bout her extraordinary ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Alchemist more books like this by Paulo Coelho My Heart Is Afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams."Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Pride & Prejudice more books like this by Jane Austen Mrs Bennet wants all of her five daughters to marry and to marry well. When two rich young men come to the village, Mrs Bennet is sure that they will make wonderful husbands. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Scarlet Letter more books like this by Nathaniel Hawthorne 'Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me.' With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester must wear a scarlet 'A' upon her breast, the sin of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name her husband begins his search for her lover, determined to expose what ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Jane Eyre more books like this by Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre is a poor young teacher who goes to work for the rich Mr Rochester. She loves him and wants to marry him and he loves Jane too, but he hides a terrible secret which will bring them both great sadness. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Animal Farm more books like this by George Orwell "Literature Guidelines" is a series of magazine-style books on popular texts for GCSE. They are designed to encourage pupils to become actively involved in researching the texts and in exploring their own responses. Material used includes contemporary social and political documents, letters, reviews, photographs and cartoons intended to stimulate ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £3.10! \| first editions
21 view cover	Pact: A Love Story more books like this by Jodi Picoult Friendship, loyalty, lifelong love -- and teenage suicide. A riveting, timely, and terrifying novel from an acclaimed writer who skillfully intertwines the intimate perceptions of Anne Tyler with the dramatic tension of John Grisham The Golds and the Hartes, neighbors for eighteen years, have always been inseparable. So have their children-and it ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.19! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society more books like this by Annie Fiery Barrows, Mary Ann Fiery Shaffer London, 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of Guernsey during the German occupation, and about a society as extraordinary as its name. see all copies from £11.89! new only from £11.89! \| first editions
23 view cover	Wuthering Heights more books like this by Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights is a house on the lonely moors of Yorkshire. Here a tragic love story unfolds as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliffe fall in love, but Cathy marries another man, Edgar Linton, and breaks Heathcliffe's heart. Returning years later, he takes his revenge on the Linton family. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Great expectations more books like this by Charles Dickens Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £1.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Their Eyes Were Watching God more books like this by Zora Neale Hurston One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions

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