The Books

OrderBookAuthorFromM/FPublishedPresented ByChosen ByDate
143The Fortnight in SeptemberRC SherriffUKM1931BrigidBrigidSep - 24
142North WoodsDaniel MasonAmericaM2023MaggieMaggieJun - 24
141Bel AmiGuy de MaupassantFranceM1885CharlotteCharlotteApr-24
140Excellent WomanBarbara PymUKF1952HenriettaHenriettaMar-24
139Frankie and StankieBarbara TrapidoSouth AfricaF2003PeterGroupJan-24
138The Falling ManDon DeLilloAmericaM2007JulianJulianDec-23
137Old God's TimeSebastian BarryIrelandM2023TheresaGroupNov-23
136The Slowworm's SongAndrew MillerUKM2022Jeremy*JeremySep-23
135LullabyLeila SlimaniFranceF2016JulianGroupJun-23
134AntarcticaClaire KeeganIrelandF2000TheresaTheresaApr-23
133Amongst WomenJohn McGahernIrelandM1990Julian JulianMar-23
132The LowlandsJhumpa LahiriIndiaF2013MaggieGroupFeb-23
131The Round HouseLouise ErdrichAmericaF2012JaneJaneJan-23
130Lessons Ian McEwanUKM2022PeterGroupDec-22
129Washington Square Henry JamesAmericaF1880Henrietta GroupOct-22
128Oh William Elizabeth StroutAmericaF2021BrigidBrigidSep-22
127Light Perpetual Francis SpuffordUKM2006JaneGroupJun-22
126Death and the Penguin Andrey KurkovUkraineM1996PeterGroupApr-22
125The Promise Damon GalgutSouth AfricaM2021JeremyGroupFeb-22
124Ripley Underground Patricia HighsmithAmericaF1970Julian JulianNov-21
123Good Behaviour Molly KeaneIrelandF1981Charlotte GroupOct-21
122To Calais In Ordinary TimeJames MeekUKM2019Julian GroupSep-21
121Sanctuary William FaulknerAmericaM1931PeterPeterMay-21
120Weather Jenny OffilAmericaF2020JeremyJeremyApr-21
119HamnetMaggie O'FarrellIrelandF2020TheresaGroupFeb-21
118On Chapel Sands Laura CummingUKF2020Julian JulianJan-21
117The Bridge on the Drina Ivo AndricYugoslaviaM1945Maggie MaggieNov-20
116Plainsong Kent HarufAmericaM1999JanejaneOct-20
115Girl Woman Other Bernadine EvaristoUKF2019Charlotte GroupAug-20
114A Complicated Kindness Miriam ToewsCanadaF2004JeremyJeremyJul-20
113The House in Paris Elizabeth BowenUKF1949Henrietta HenriettaMay-20
112The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne BronteUKF1848BrigidBrigidApr-20
111The Secret ScriptureSebastian BarryIrelandM2008Julian JulianMar-20
110Fleischman is in TroubleTaffy Brodesser AknerAmericaF2019Jan-20
109The Underground RailwayColson WhiteheadAmericaM2016Dec-19
108Wise ChildrenAngela CarterukF1991Charlotte CharlotteOct-19
107No NameWilkie CollinsUKM1862Sep-19
106Under the VolcanoMalcom LowryUKM1947
105The Good SoldierFord Madox FordAmericaM1915
104CrashJ. G. BallardUKM1973
103The Age of InnocenceEdith WhartonAmericaF1920
102Hardy PoemsThomas HardyUKM1898
101Birthday Letters/Sylvia Plath PoemsSylvia PlathAmericaF1998
100Never Let Me GoKazuo IshiguroUKM2005
99The Blackwater LightshipColm ToibinIrelandM1999
98The Road to OxianaRobert ByronUKM1937
97At Swim-Two-BirdsBrian O'NolanIrelandM1939
96North and SouthElizabeth GaskellUKF1854
95The Brothers KaramazovFyodor DostoevskyRussiaM1880
94The Plot Against AmericaPhilip RothAmericaM2004
93Far From the Madding CrowdThomas HardyUKM1874
92White NoiseDon DeLilloAmericaM1985
91Devil in a Blue DressWalter MosleyamericaM1990
90Revolutionary RoadRichard YatesAmericaM1961
89PersuasionJane AustenUKF1817
88BelovedToni MorrisonAmericaF1987
87Northern LightsPhilip PullmanUKM1995
86Fugitive PiecesAnne MichaelsCanadaF1996
85Gogol’s StoriesNikolai GogolRussiaM1836PeterPeterJun-15
84Midnight’s ChildrenSalman RushdieIndiaM1981
83The Wine Dark SeaPatrick O'BrianUKM1993
82A View of the HarbourElizabeth TaylorUKF1947Henrietta Henrietta
81A Bend in the RiverV. S NaipaulIndiaM1979
80Jack MaggsPeter CareyAustraliaM1997
79Journey by MoonlightAntal SzerbHungaryM1937
78The MasterColm ToibinIrelandM2004
77The Scarlet LetterNathaniel HawthorneAmericaM1850
76Cold MountainCharles FrazierAmericaM1997
75GobseckHonore de BalzacFranceM1830Oct-14
74The White TigerAravind AdigaIndiaM2008
73Butcher’s CrossingJohn WilliamsAmericaM1960
72A Patchwork PlanetAnne TylerAmericaF1998
71A Spool of Blue ThreadAnne TylerAmericaF2015
70The Human ComedyWilliam SaroyanAmericaM1943
69New Grubb StreetGeorge GissingUKM1891
68The IdiotFyodor DostoevskyRussiaM1869
67The Odd WomenGeorge GissingUKM1893PeterPeterJun-14
66The Magic MountainThomas MannGermanyM1924
65Manservant and MaidservantIvy Compton-BurnettUKF1947
64To the LighthouseVirginia WoolfUKF1927
63What is the What?Dave EggersAmericaM2006
62Dr ZhivagoBoris PasternakRussiaM1957
61MurphySamuel BeckettIrelandM1938
60Life of WittgensteinWitgensteinGermanyM1920
59The End of the AffairGraham GreeneUKM1951
58The Line of BeautyAlan HollinghurstUKM2004
57FreedomJonathan FranzenAmericaM2010
56The CorrectionsJonathan FranzenAmericaM2001
55CanadaRichard FordAmericaM2012
54Be Near MeAndrew O'HaganUKM2006
53The Yellow BirdsKevin PowersAmericaM2012
52War and PeaceTolstoyRussiaM1869
51Isaac Babel storiesIsaac BabelRussiaM1916PeterPeterDec-12
50Huckleberry FinnMark TwainAmericaM1884
49The Master and MargaritaMikhail BulgakovRussiaM1930John
48The Ladies’ ParadiseEmile ZolaFranceM1882
47The Custom of the CountryEdith WhartonAmericaF1913
46Ridley WalkerRussell HobanAmericaM1980
45The Prime MinisterAnthony TrollopeUKM1876
44The Yacoubian BuildingAlaa Al AswanyEgyptM2002
43The Story of Lucy GaultWilliam TrevorIrelandM2002
42Under the NetIris MurdochUKF1954
41By the SeaAbdulrazak GurnahTanzaniaM2001
40Rodinsky’s RoomRachel LichtensteinUKF1999
39Hangover SquarePatrick HamiltonUKM1941
38Faith FoxJane GardamUKF1996
37StonerJohn WilliamsAmericaM1965
36Katherine Mansfield’s Short StoriesKatherine MansfieldNew ZealandF1922PeterGroupMay-11
35The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of MatchesGaetan SoucyCanadaM2004
34Bad BloodJohn CarreyrouAmericaM2018
33Fathers and SonsIvan TurgenevRussiaM1862
32Father and Son Edmund GosseUKM1907
31The House of MirthEdith WhartonUKF1905
30Mr Norris Changes TrainsChristopher IsherwoodUKM1935PeterMay-10
29What Maisie KnewHenry JamesAmericaM1897
28Slaughter House FiveKurt VonnegutAmericaM1969
27The Children ActIan McEwanUKM2014
26The ChildrenEdith WhartonAmericaF1928CharlotteCharlotte
25What Good Are the Arts?John CareyUKM2005
24Effie BriestTheodore FontaneGermanyM1895
23RunawayAlice MunroCanadaF2004
22I Married a CommunistPhilip RothAmericaM1998
21The Human StainPhilip RothAmericaM2000
20American PastoralPhilip RothAmericaM1996
19Mrs BridgeEvan S. ConnellAmericaM1959
18Decline and FallEvelyn WaughUKM2000
17Rabbit ReduxJohn UpdikeAmericaM1971
16The ReaderBernhard SchlinkGermanyM1995
15Humboldt’s GiftSaul BellowAmericaM1975
14Liber AmorisWilliam HazlittUKM1823
13The Blue FlowerPenelope FitzgeraldUKF1995
12The SportswriterRichard FordAmericaM1986
11The Way We Live NowAnthony TrollopeUKM1875
10Measuring TimeHelon HabilaNigeriaF2008
9Annie’s BoxRandal KeynesUKM2001
8My AntoniaWilla CatherAmericaF1918
7Small IslandAndrea LevyUKF2004
6GhostwrittenDavid MitchellUKM1999
5A Visit from the Goon SquadJennifer EganAmericaF2010
4The Master and his EmissaryIain McGilchristUKM2009John
3Kim Rudyard KiplingUKM1900
2The Buried GiantKazuo IshiguroUKM2015
1Asylum Patrick McGrathUKM1998