Win £700 worth of the best books of 2015!

Life by Keith Richards-fantastic autobiography-a big book from a legend recalling his life story & all the hair-raising stories behind the band. A real good read.

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The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler

Macon's marriage crumbles following a tragedy. An unlikely friendship enables him to find new meaning and purpose to his life.

My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomson a touching book, full of love and hope as well as the challenges friends face in adversity

Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. Unusual, witty and intelligent. An insight into the egotistical world of television actors and script writers.

The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, fabulous book. I've read it so many times that my copy has fallen to pieces.

My favourite book is "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern. It's such a breathtaking ,mesmerising read, it's captivated me from the very first page!
The story and characters are completely engaging and the premise of the tale quite unique. Simply magical!

What a fantastic prize bundle! My favourite book is The Three by Sarah Lotz. It's written in a different format than regular narrative, as it's put together using fictional articles, interviews and other pieces of media. It's about four different plane crashes and a child on each plane somehow surviving, and the fallout afterwards. An exciting thriller!

My favourite novel is George Eliot's " Mill On The Floss". It was the so called modern novel on my WJEC A Level course in 1972/3. I remember that it took a little while to get into but draws you in totally. It is the story of the Tulliver family in particular brother and sister, Tom and Maggie. It is a very good read by a wonderful author. I loved my English course, learned such a lot during that year not least that George Eliot was a woman! Beautiful story which still makes me cry at the end.

My latest favourite is Nora Webster by Colm Toibin, the moving story of a widowed mother coming to terms with the death of her husband...

I love all Maeve Binchy books too. Also love The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Sophie Kinsella shopaholic books are my favourite right now as they make me laugh which is always good

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I love the way your imagination comes to life with every word. I now get to re-live it all with my son!

My all time favourite from childhood and I still love reading has to be Anne of Green Gables. I love the others in the series too. I can't wait to share them with my 2 granddaughters aged 4 and 6 and pass on a family treat, I first was introduced to Anne books by my late mother. A book that has passed the test of time, a true classic!

My favourite book is A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. It's a huge book but a gripping saga about four Indian families and, in particular, Mrs Mehra's efforts to arrange a marriage for her daughter Lata. It is, of course, much more than a family saga; it examines Indian culture and politics, the caste system, religion and so much. And it kept me gripped throughout some very hot days on a wonderful holiday in Egypt in 1994 when it was too hot to do anything except sit in the shade and read.

Cider with Rosie, I just love the bucolic atmosphere and the simple but loveable characters. I enjoyed reading about Laurie Lee as he grew up through adolescence and his relationship with Rosie. The book conjures up long summer days of my childhood where it seldom seemed to rain and the long days of summer. Equally good is Larkrise to Candleford

My favourite book at the moment is The Pearl by John Steinbeck. I love the detail that he always includes in his characterisations. His descriptions of the lives of the characters and how their behaviour and beliefs are changed by the events are thought provoking and insightful, but also cautionary. This book is a great example of why he is such a great author.

I read at least a book a week,it's a tough choice. Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' is a great thriller from start to finish.

I've just re read Of Mice and Men and loved it having hated reading it for O Level at school. The concepts and ethics make so much more sence now with life experience behind me.

The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. A Scandinavian thriller full of family tensions and betrayal. Once you start reading it you can't stop.

Any Martina Cole book for me, l love lots of different authors but l call my M.C books my bit of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Once picked up you just can't put them down until you.ve finished.

Nella Last's War. Ordinary life, extraordinary times; housewife diarist relates daily events. Read this to experience home life during WW2

Lots of favourites but one that stands out for me is The Life of Pi, I couldn't put it down.

The Island by Victoria Hislop about a leper colony off the coast of Crete. A story of triumph over adversity. Heartbreaking yet it was life for many people. It will stay with me forever.

The Golden Notebook- Doris Lessing.
An exploration of the complexities of women's lives,
revolutionary in the 70s.
I reread it every decade, and learn something new.