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My favourite book is And our faces my heart, brief as photos by John Berger. I first read it about 30 years ago and despite being an avid reader nothing has yet surpassed it.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953). A haunting and disturbing tale of the eliminating of culture, love and meaning in a nuclear universe.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

The Sea, The Sea - by Iris Murdoch. Iris Murdoch never puts a foot wrong anyway, but this is my favourite of hers. It's so evocative, mysterious and full of imagery. It explores the complex nature of human relationships set against the backdrop of the tumultuous sea.

Descriptive enough to be poetry but dramatic enough to be oh-so gripping, The Sea, The Sea is an absolute must read.

Elizabeth and her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim. I love her description of dandelions raising their bright faces to the world in the lawns.

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

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.

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.

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

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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.

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.

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

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!

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!

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.