(H/B) 501 MUST-READ BOOKS

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(...) In this book the reviewers, who come from all walks of life and different age groups, have spent many hours absorbing the works that they have been asked to review and each has expressed pleasure and surprise at where their reading has taken them. Sometimes, one may have thought they knew the body of work of a classic or modern fiction author like F. Scott Fitzgerald, or Kingsley Amis, only to find that our lists included a book with which they were unfamiliar or had long forgotten. The pleasure in reading this novel or short story has all the piquancy of meeting an old friend after a long separation, reminding one of why you had become friends in the first place. It is refreshing too, to see the whole world of literature represented rather than just the Western European titles with which we are all familiar. Reading some of the recommendations in modern fiction, for example, Chinua Achebes' Things Fall Apart or Gabriel Garcia Marquez's masterpiece 100 Years of Solitude, opens our eyes to the cultural heritage of Africa and South America as well as being extraordinarily stimulating and entertaining novels. AS Byatt's Possession or Robertson Davies' Fifth Business lead us into the realms of poetry and magic as well as being enthralling reads, beautifully written. (...) (from the publisher)

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Contents
INTRODUCTION
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Cathy Lowne
CLASSIC FICTION
Dr Vybarr Cregan-Reid
HISTORY
Dr Raphael Hallett with contributions from:
Dr Patricia McManus
Dr Timothy Black
Dr Cathy Bergin
Tom Strawson
MEMOIRS
Denise imwold
MODERN FICTION
Gabrielle Mander
Carola Campbell
SCIENCE FICTION
Cathy Lowne
THRILLERS
Dr Therie Hendrey-Seabrook
TRAVEL
Gabrielle Mander
Carola Campbell
INDEX