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Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Although not my usual genre, I was totally absorbed by the story of the building of a cathedral and how many lives were entwined with this.

I loved Robot in the Garden by Deborah Instal - the highs, lows & laughs of "adopting" a robot who was remarkably toddler like in many ways!

The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. A totally believable and realistic period drama, outlining the devastating effect of an illicit love affair. A compelling story-line that kept me guessing until the very end.

The time travellers wife it's a wonderful story that's I've re read several times

I love 'The Secret Garden' reading it first as a child and re-visiting as an adult many times! I find it so enchanting and it has inspired me to grow flowers too!

So many books over a long life and how to pick one? Got to be Lord of the Rings, found on a college library shelf many years before it became 'known'. I can still feel that thrill as I dipped in and knew I'd struck gold. As a child, my favourite was Mossy Green Theatre

Not one, but three.
The Mallen Triology by Catherine Cookson. I enjoyed these stories because I am from the North East of England, so recognise the areas in the books.
I am also very familiar with, what might be considered, stereotypical Northern characters .. however, the charcters are uncannily accurate, for people I know in the North East.
Some of the characers are endearing .. others, not so much!
But, it those 'not so much' characters that intrigue and keep the reader turning the pages.
This is what makes Catherine a great writer .. she doesnt flinch from being brutally honest about her characters .. and, she is never a one to sugar coat a storyline to appease her readers sensitivities.
In fact, we are sometimes left realing with horror at the depths these characters are capable of sinking too.
But, Cookson knew a thing or two about human nature .. because that is what keeps us coming back for more!

ThePicture ofDorianGray resonates now as much as it ever did.Wilde's masterpiece, a tale of a man's vanity,that ultimately was his downfall.

My favourite book is The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton, as I've shared it with each of our children as they have grown up.

The Call The Midwife Series by Jennifer Worth. I've read a lot of books, but this one sticks with me. Reading the history of Poplar just after the war & how the nuns helped the women give birth before the NHS is fascinating. The stories of the poverty stricken women & families are hard to believe and shocking. No other book has moved my emotions like this one.

the white company by sir Arthur conan doyle which I read at school many, many years ago. it opened the world of literature to me.

I think the one book I've read that has stuck out in my mind has to be Angela's Ashes, its such a powerful story, full of heart and soul and makes you feel exactly how they feel. When watching the film, it felt like I had already watched it from reading the story and it is one I could read over and over, infact, I think I may have to re-read it again now after thinking about it!

Favourite book of all time has to be Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin - complex wonderful characters come to life in the pages.

I Let You Go by Clare Macintosh A gripping, tense story that holds your attention all the way through with some amazing twists

Patricia Highmsith's This Sweet Sickness is one of my favourites. It tricks you, placing you in a position of creepingly freaky suspicion.

Pride & Prejudice
The twist and turns in the love lives of the Bennet girls that has you laughing out loud and always wanting that happy ending.

My all time favourite is Jodi Picoults My Sisters Keeper. Its such a great book that raises so many questions. The plot twists kept me on the wanting more. Really one of the best books out there.

I love the Green Mile by Stephen King. It covers a wide range of emotions from confusion, anger, hatred, love and much more. It enthralls and enraptured whilst it appals and provokes debate. I find it asks more questions than it answers but it leaves me wanting to discover the TRUTH

I really enjoyed "Cat and Mouse" by James Patterson. It was the first book of his that I had read and now I'm a massive fan. It hooked me from the start. It's a real page turner and is very hard to put this down. I read it in 2 days flat.

My favourite book is also my favourite film The Green Mile by Stephen King, its a beautiful and touching story, with harrowing bits, laughter and tears. A true beauty :D

My favourite book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It's just a classic and I love it. I love reading so much.

The Time Travellers Wife. A rollercoaster of emotions wrapped up in perfect storytelling.

Too many to choose Oscar Wilde or Dickens would have to be favourite authors but to isolate a book is too hard.

Chances by Jackie Collins, her 1st Santangelo novel. I love that it crosses generations with secrets, lies, romance, murder & lots of luck.

I love a Christmas carol this time of year as my dad used to always read dickens to us as children and it reminds me of him. It also has a great message that never outdates.