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Win £700 worth of the best books of 2015!

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 10-Nov-15 10:26:09

Yes, it's that time of year again - and may we now present this year's round up of the best reads for the festive season.

Something for everyone - and a chance for one person to win every single book featured on the page...a prize haul worth OVER £700!!

So how to enter? Simple! Tell us about your favourite book...in 140 characters or less.

All qualifying entries will be popped into our giant Santa hat and a winner will be pulled out at midday on Tuesday 8 December...to give us plenty of time to get the HUGE box of goodies over to you before the festive season begins.

Harlequin56 Tue 17-Nov-15 20:34:51

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

Matella Tue 17-Nov-15 20:35:36

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

pooohbear2811 Tue 17-Nov-15 21:53:08

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

Eloethan Wed 18-Nov-15 00:41:13

Oh crikey, spaces to be counted too, so yet another edit:

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.

dcavender Wed 18-Nov-15 08:55:08

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.

Tizliz Wed 18-Nov-15 10:33:20

The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 1 by Patrick Rothfuss. This is a new author to me and a new trilogy (which unfortunately he has not finished yet). Fantasy with good original characters and no epic journeys that most fantasy resorts to. It does swing from past to present but not so that you get lost. However I feel that I will need to read all three volumes to find out the truth

mbody Wed 18-Nov-15 12:59:25

Bill Bryson's travel books, his Notes for a Big Country is a classic particularly his description of filling in a tax return form for his wife one of the funniest things I have ever read.

bernie777 Wed 18-Nov-15 14:21:27

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, it captures the magic of life and is so well written I just keep going back to it.

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 18-Nov-15 14:27:56

JulieGransnet found this clever thing www.lettercount.com - so you can check your entry before hitting post (as mentioned earlier - title doesn't need to be included in the tally)

namo Wed 18-Nov-15 15:45:29

The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Excellent writing. USA students - a colleague gets killed. Fascinating characters. Good plot. Visual descriptions brilliant.

Parsleywin Wed 18-Nov-15 15:59:26

One True Thing by Anna Quindlen

About a daughter and her mother. Read it several years ago and loved it; re-read and loved it differently after my mother's death. Echoes of it stay with me.

amelia4levi Wed 18-Nov-15 17:45:32

Big kid at heart... GLUBSLYME By Jacqueline Wilson!
Amazing book, really is. I read this book when I was 15, and I forgot how funny it is! My childish side loves this book and the memories of how it took my mind off of everything else for a couple of hours and made me feel happy.
I highly this Book for any young teen,adult or someone who is a child at heart!. (Great author too! If you like this book, check out Midnight)

buttercup100 Wed 18-Nov-15 21:30:04

A Christmas carol. A book I read as a boy and re-read every few years and I try to watch a 'Scrooge' film every Christmas. But the original book is always better.

Humph Wed 18-Nov-15 21:50:33

The Russia House by John Le carre - so wellwritten and the characters are very believable as the story of a reluctant spy slowly unfolds

stainforthtravel Wed 18-Nov-15 23:33:33

My favourite book is Hardacre by CL Skelton. Its a delightful read about a fish gutter who becomes a millionaire and buys a mansion. The best thing is that it is set in East Yorkshire around Driffield and Bridlington and has many historical pointers to this fabulous area. Really one to relax with.

adam2306 Wed 18-Nov-15 23:56:23

I love Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell. A fantastic book with characters that jump from the pages. The battle scenes will make you feel like you're there facing 6,000 English archers.

Slinkyfox Thu 19-Nov-15 01:13:47

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a wonderfully uplifting book. It helps to retrain the brain to think positively and approach life with joy and gratitude.

marierpowell Thu 19-Nov-15 08:23:30

I love Jodi Picoult books, but the best I have read so far has to be Lone Wolf. She mixed of a heart breaking story and an insight on wolf packs which was brilliant. I was unable to put it down the whole book was fascinating.

elizabethmae Thu 19-Nov-15 11:09:54

The Tale of Peter Rabbit as it takes me to when my children were young and I read to them. Now its my grandsons turn It is just a magical time

Tkcash Thu 19-Nov-15 12:59:25

My favourite book is Gone With The Wind. It captivated me and I could read it a thousand times

hellyw Thu 19-Nov-15 13:30:54

Katherine by Anya Seton a beautifully descriptive read based on the love story of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt who were the ancestors of the Royal family. This book ignited my love of reading and history, it was enthralling, full of suspense, pain and love; and gave me a valuable insight into medieval England. Her story is emotional and inspirational and her tomb can be visited in Lincoln Cathedral.

albertina Thu 19-Nov-15 13:52:53

Great Expectations every time for me !

yggdrasil Thu 19-Nov-15 17:47:48

I have read science fiction all my life. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut, is one of the best in describing how weird humans really can be :-)

That is exactly 140 characters, Seems like a lot of people here can't count!

compingstar Thu 19-Nov-15 19:01:26

My favourite all time book is Watership Down by Richard Adams. I just love the way it's written. It captured me as a child and I still love it as much in adulthood.

juggler1000 Thu 19-Nov-15 19:12:01

I have to recommend Wild: a journey from lost to found - life changing, deeply evocative, spell binding and simply stunning