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The Light Between the Oceans by M L Steadman

Hauntingly beautiful novel about choices and living with the subsequent consequences. Sometimes good people make bad choices but it does not determine who they are.

Have just tidied up my entry - too many spaces.

Lovely thread reminding me of many books I have enjoyed. There are also a number of books I have not come across and sound interesting so I am off to kindle to see if they are available. That should sort out my winter reading.

I read and loved Brooklyn long before the film , I have such pictures in my head that I am afraid to go to see the film !

Capital by John Lanchester: social commentary that makes you think about the way UK lives are currently lived. However the characters' mind sets differ from the reader's one learns from them.

My favourite book is Sticky Wicket by Barry Norman. It combines two of my biggest interest, cricket and film & TV, into one book and is a great laugh from start to finish.
Have read many times, particularly when I need cheering up.

I was captivated by The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris. Whimsical, magical, it completely captures the atmosphere of Montmartre. A well crafted tale, good versus evil.

Capital, John Lanchester: social commentary makes you think about the way UK lives are lived.Whatever the characters' mindsets we learn from them.

My all time favourite is Ken Follets Pillers of the Earth,superbly written,you can loose yourself in the pages & transport back into the time of Tom The Builder.
Thoroughly enjoyable & hard to put down

Warsaw Anagrams.A struggle against odds,unshakeable friendship,family love sacrifice,cruelty & beauty. A story for the heart,mind & soul!

The Harry Potter books even though I am 68 I so wanted everything to turn out alright for him from book number 1 when he was the lonely little boy I wanted to hug to the last book when I wanted him to find a family and be happy after all he and his friends had been through . They also connected me to my youngest "grown up" son we saw all the films together really looked forward to them coming to the cinema and my eldest grandaughter who enjoyed them as much as me magical books in more ways than one

The book I love is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I read it every year and have many different editions and love them all also I have many videos of it too and love nothing more than having a complete day on the sofa watching one after another!

For me it's Bram Stoker's Dracula. The ultimate Gothic love story, the language and rhythm of which is beautifully hypnotic.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon - excellent insight to Autism. Interesting and informative.

My favourite recent book is Brooklyn. My all time favourites have to be the Enid Blyton books I read as a child. My Grandma's neighbour gave a whole set of them to me and I used to sit on the steps, reading throughout the day.

One of my favourite books is The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred. It's such a beautiful story that'll make you smile, cry, & fall in love with the wonderful characters

The most heart wrenching, and heart breaking book I have ever read was 'My Sister's Keeper'.My friend bought it for my birthday, a bit hard to get into at first but once I did I couldn't put it downand ...I've got to admit I cried at the end!....the book was so much better than the film!

Pride and Prejudice is my all time favourite. I've read it so many times and love it each time! The characters are just so well portrayed. I can clearly picture each of them in my imagination as I read. Some of Mrs Bennett's words make me want to curl up and hide. Then other conversations in the book have me howling with laughter, or shedding tears of sadness. It gets me everytime even though I know the outcome so well!

Flowers in the Attic, Virginia Andrews.
It's my favourite as I used to read it along with my daughter years ago. I loved that we had this little bond, we'd discuss the story together, & it meant alot to me. That's why this sad story will always be special. x

Wow, asking for your favourite book is like asking for your favourite child! I love to read fiction but I can only read a fiction book once so I would have to go for Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks. I have read it so many times and it still makes me laugh and go mushy at the same time.

Heritage: Civilisation and the Jews by Abba Eban remains my favourite history book among the non fiction section on my bookcase.
A four thousand year history of the Jews, beautifully illustrated with photographs, colourful informative maps and exquisite works of art.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Very difficult to choose just one book but I loved reading Secret History by Donna Tartt

My favourite book is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I first read it as a teenager and still remember the shock of reading "Reader, I married him".
Memorable, indeed.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Fascinating as about a real person, family etc and her experiences. Yet so relevant for us all, as has benefited us all through scientific research.

I loved "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell. The way the stories flowed was really well done. However the film version was dire!