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Pride and Prejudice of course but have recently enjoyed The Versions of Us, Laura Barrett and The Heart goes last, Margaret Attwood.

If I had to choose my favourite book then I would pick David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. I first read it as a teenager and I have reread it many times. This is such a moving story about a little boy making a life for himself in dire circumstances. The book is full of typical Dickensian characters and is a cracking story. I love it.

Hard choice, but I think my favourite escapism book is Gone with the Wind. Scarlett is so much more selfish and mean in the book but still a delight. I go to this book when I just want to get out of my real life for a little while and go somewhere else. I put on my petticoats and my best ball gown and off I go to Georgia. One of these days I will bump into Rhett just after he leaves Scarlett and that will be the start of another great novel.

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson, simply an engrossing tale, a life story romping through the major events in our times with dark Scandinavian humour threaded beautifully into the tale, brilliant. a must read and a read again treat

Clandestine in Chile - GG Marquez. Thrilling, true, scary. One that has stuck in my head for years. Try it and see.

My favourite book is The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel. It gives a real insight into life in 1858 and how the vision she saw, changed Bernadette's life. I'm not Roman Catholic, but this story is really moving. I've read it several times, first in French and then in English once I found a copy.

Casting with a Fragile Thread (Wendy Kann) - a wonderful memoir of an African childhood and the love between sisters across continents.

I enjoyed my sisters keeper by Jodie picoult but enjoy lots of books I like to vary what I read eg romance then murder mystery reading is my favourite pastime .

My favourite book is Ulysses by James Joyce. I first read it in 1968 and was captivated by the extraordinary language. I still am.

Current favourite “The Time Traveller’s Wife” by Audrey Nieffnegger. Others are “Never Let Me Go”, “The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Mr. Magnolia”.

Very hard to choose a favourite, I read whenever I can - if all else fails the cornflake packet will do, but I was very struck by Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife. One of those books that stays with you.

The Island by Victoria Hislop

My favorite book is Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier

Favourite book – anything by Anita Shreve. The mistress of calm, considered prose, she creates a tangible atmosphere in her chosen setting – and has great story lines!

My favourite has to be 'Pillars of theEarth' by Ken Follett.Who knew that a book about architecture could be so riveting. The descriptive writing made me feel as if I could feel, taste and smell life in the twelfth century. I have never looked at a cathedral in the same way since reading it.
One of those books that you just don't want to end and it remains with you for a long time afterwards.

Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks is the most moving, haunting, beautifully written book of love and war which will stay with me forever.

I love Crime thrillers and am secretly in love with Jack Reacher, the main protagonist of Lee Child's books. Strong, ex military. Always finds trouble, but wins through each time.

God: The Ultimate Autobiography by Pascall, Jeremy (1988) - a hilarious tongue in cheek autobiography of God which covers the Creation, the Garden of Eden, the Flood, Moses, Jericho, Heaven, Hell and the end of the world. What more could you ask for, for God's sake?!

In We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver we read letters from a wife to her husband about their son, a school killer. Fantastic writing and a very clever twist.

Each Peach Pear Plum, it was my children's favourite book. I now buy it for every child I know as a birth, christening or birthday gift. It's my mission to ensure every child has a copy to enjoy.

"I bought a Mountain by Thomas Firbank". The dramatic story of a mountain farm in North Wales.
This is probably the only book that I have read several times - I am an avid reader but I Bought A Mountain stays in pride of place on my bookshelf. According to the flyleaf it was reprinted 25 times before 1957 - so obviously it was popular then too!

At the age of 14, I found myself in 'I Capture The Castle' by Dodie Smith.
Fifty years later, it is still the book I return to again and again, when I want to be reminded of what it feels like to be young and on the brink of discovering the adult world. Thank you, Romola Garai, for your portrayal of the heroine in the film. Thank you, Dodie, for my nickname!

I read and loved Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro a few years ago and it's the only modern book that I pick up and re-read when I haven't anything else on the go.

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovich (most recent favourite) for the mixture of magic and police procedural.