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My all time favourite book is Rosamunde Pilchers The Shell Seekers a beautifully written evocative book about families relationships kindness compassion some drama . Just so looked forward to each chapter .a must read

My favourite book is Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks. I read it a couple of years ago and it still keeps coming to mind. Having never experienced war I had not thought deeply just how terrible it was for men in the trenches etc. This book really made me think and be so grateful for the service given by normal men and women for our country.

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee. Read it as a moody teenager and it made me realise there was a big world outside my bedroom and all I had to do was have faith & go find it!

I love reading horror books. My all time favourite is Golgotha Falls by Frank DeFelitta. If you like scary books read this book.

My all time favourite has to be The Lord of the Rings, I have read it every 2-3 years since I was 12 (no I'm not going to work out how many times that is). Closely followed by Good Omens, the funniest book I've read in a long time.

First Impressions? He's proud, she's prejudiced. An immodest proposal! Letter ensues. Heart softens, blown apart and wicked Wickham revelations bestow an happy ending 'uniting them'. Ah, blessings.

Tuesday's with Morrie (by Mitch Albom) is an incredibly moving and thought-provoking story that allows the reader to experience the end of a life whilst celebrating the reawakening of the soul. Beautifully written had me both crying and laughing!

My favourite book is always the one I'm presently reading which at the moment is Sue Monk Kidd Invention of Wings based on the true story of the Grimké Sisters Abolition of slavery and equality for women. Tomorrow I may be reading JoJo Moyes or Jeffery Archer, variety is what makes reading so pleasurable and difficult to pick a favourite

The magic faraway tree was a firm favourite when I was a child

I've had trouble choosing between 'Trust Me' and 'Remember Me' both by Lesley Pearse.
'Trust Me' is loosely based on events that really happened. Children from orphanages in this country were sent to Australia where they were cruelly treated by the nuns. The book creates a range of emotions and sympathy for the poor children involved.

My favourite book has to be Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, I have read it several times and seen the film. every time I read it I get caught up in the emotions of Tess and her troubles and triumphs. This would be the book I would choose to take to a desert island!

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, I read it first for O Level English literature and have re-read it so many times, it means something a little bit different every time

I am still in mourning after finishing The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. Such characters and description embroidery!

Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee still brings tears to my eyes. The chapter called 'Mother' is the most heart-felt testament to love I have ever read. It is still my favourite book of all time.

Once upon a time, 'Swallows & Amazons' sailed me towards 'RYA Competent Crew', onwards into 20 Patrick O'Briens. Joyous, adventurous escape!

A Place Called Here - Cecelia Ahern - Sandy Shortt has been obsessed with finding things which have been lost, never expecting to become missing herself as she discovers the world where everything which has ever been lost goes to, a place called Here

My favourite children's book was The Magic Faraway Tree which I loved and introduced to my children when they were younger. As an adult I enjoy Marian Keyes or Maeve Binchy for light easy holiday reads. I also like historic fiction - Philippa Gregory or Margaret Irwin as enjoy reading about the costumes and entangled lives of the aristocracy in this period of history.

I love The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer - a wonderful insight into someone who has schizophrenia and yet it is funny, heart-rending and bittersweet too.

Anne Tyler's Ladder of Years. A touching tale of a busy mum who walks off down the beach on a family trip, and just keeps on walking...

My favourite book is actually a series of books - the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It is so easy to get lost in her story telling and with approx 1,000 pages per book and eight books so far, that's a lot of story to tell. Claire and Jamie are a wonderful couple whose love shines through even the toughset of challenges!

George Eliot's Middlemarch is a tale of believable people in a typical small town. Varied characters drive an intricate plot.

I loved reading The Cake shop in the Garden by Carole Matthews. How the character Danny Wilde swept Fay off her feet was just like a dream!

Different books; different times; different situations. Black Beauty; Tom's Midnight Garden; Peace at Last; Seabiscuit; Captain Corelli's Mandolin. I guess it's whichever book I'm reading that taps into how I'm feeling and defines that moment in time.

Oh far too many books really, but suppose one of my favourites is The Silver Brumby by Elaine Mitchell. I read it as a kid & loved the way it seemed written from the horse’s perspective.

Forget that post. I read it as 140 words and now realise you stated 140 characters! Will try to re jig it!