Win £700 worth of the best books of 2015!

The Snow Goose--Just a small book but the story has a huge impact, I love it.

The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler. It's warm, moving, funny & completely absorbing & is one book I can read over & over (& over!) again.

I recommend A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini to everyone I know, its the story of a young girl called Miriam who is sent to Kabul for an arranged marriage, there she develops a friendship with a local girl called Leila, and it is their friendship which allows her to endure the hardships of the invasion of the Taliban to her town, and an abusive and mentally cruel marriage.

It is beautifully written, heart breaking yet uplifting at the same time, thought-provoking and ultimately one of the most inspiring books I have ever read.

I know im far too old but i still love Roald dahl's Matilda. its also my kids fave book.
I saw the film, Matilda (three times), and my dad told me the story came from a book. I asked if I could read it, and he brought it for me. It took me a month to read it, and I was sucked into a new world full of mischief and wonder it was more exciting than watching television.
Matilda is a small girl who can read and write at the age of 2 and is truly clever. When she starts school she helps drive out the evil headmistress, Mrs Trunchbull, with her magic powers.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith is still vivid, involving, touching and full of hope. When I re-read it I’m still entertained and immersed.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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!

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!

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

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

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...

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.

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 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!