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  • 06-12-2005 11:37am
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    DerryRed
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    My wife has got out of the habit of reading books over the last few years and fo Christmas I wanted to buy her a good book that would bring her back to the joy of reading.

    Any recommendations out there for books that she may enjoy, but are not too heavy going?


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    Sleepy
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    I'd recommend Audrey Niffeneger's "The Time Traveller's Wife". Beautifully written and quite an engaging story.


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    SpittingImage
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    Any of Paulo Coelho's books.


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    BossArky
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    The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck


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    Executive Steve
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    Sleepy wrote:
    I'd recommend Audrey Niffeneger's "The Time Traveller's Wife". Beautifully written and quite an engaging story.


    YES!!!!!

    first book i thought of when i saw this thread to be honest...

    also : "the poisonwood bible" by barbara kingsolver

    i gave those two to my girlfriend to read - she had been out of the reading habit for ages too, now she goes to the library twice a month and buys nearly as many books as i do.

    both top notch reads, and both are the sort of books that could only ever really work AS books eg it would be pretty pointless making movies etc of them - reminds you what a unique lpeasure an interesting well written book can do for your mind and your heart imo...

    and no offence to SpittingImage, but don;t let the poor woman anywhere near any paolo ceolo books... that pseudo intellectual soft focus bilge would probably put the poor woman off reading for life...


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    Cactus Col
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    The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown


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