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Being still a child at heart I love The Wind in The Willows, and can't wait to share it with my grandscildren

Pride & Prejudice - first read it over 50 years ago - still love it.

My favourite and most times read book is The Diary Of A Nobody, written in the late 1800's by George and Weedon Grossmith.So funny, but moving bits as well.

I love the "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys, it is so descriptive you almost feel like you are in the Caribbean. It also makes you see Jane Eyre's Mr Rochester in a completely different light.

The Accidental Tourist - Anne Tyler

Lives, quietly and with dignity, put back together following a senseless family tragedy. The final paragraphs, filled with hope, made this an unforgettable book for me.

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

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.

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 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!

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.

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.

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?!

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.

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

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.

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 favorite book is Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier

The Island by Victoria Hislop

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.

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

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

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 .

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

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.

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