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Top 10 Opening Extracts

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  1. Twilight (Twilight Saga Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer
  2. The Outcast by Sadie Jones
  3. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars by Gervase Phinn
  4. Past-it Notes by Maureen Lipman
  5. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
  6. A Scandalous Man by Gavin Esler
  7. Frank Skinner on the Road by Frank Skinner
  8. The Private Patient by P D James
  9. Girls are Best by Sandi Toksvig
  10. Testimony by Anita Shreve


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You wouldn't buy a car without a test-drive; you wouldn't buy shoes without trying them for size; so before you buy a book, make sure it's for you!

Uniquely on Lovereading, you can read the Opening Extract of every Featured Book. This could be the first chapter; less if the chapters are long, more if they're short. We aim to give you enough of a book to really get a taste for the author.

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For days you're wrapped up in an amazing story; then suddenly it's over. When you've finished a great book, Lovereading's Like-for-Like tool helps you find another to fill the empty feeling. Sarah Broadhurst has reviewed 500+ top authors and used her encyclopaedic knowledge to recommend other authors similar in style. Just type in a name and explore some new literary avenues.
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Best of 2008 This month's 'featured books'
Best of 2008
This Year It Will Be Different
Maeve Binchy
A collection of short stories relating to Christmas which would make a good stocking filler for someone who hasn’t really read Maeve Binchy before. If you are a fan you may have read some of the stories before in other...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

The Fidelity Files
Jessica Brody
A sexy, entertaining American debut about a professional honey-trap (a woman who tests men’s potential for straying) finally finding love herself. Comparison: Leonie Fox, Jennifer Weiner, Hester Browne.
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

The Good Mayor
Andrew Nicoll
This is a delicious book! I loved every minute of its magical story-telling and found it difficult to put down. Andrew Nicoll succeeds in creating a vivid and atmospheric portrayal of the town of Dot, in an unspecified part of...
Price: £7.50 - Saving £2.50 (25%)
 
 

Thirty-three Teeth
Colin Cotterill
This is very special. It is the second in a series which you will enjoy on its own but appreciate a lot more if you read the first too (The Coroner’s Lunch). We are in Laos, 18 months into...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

Historical Fiction This month's 'featured books'
Historical Fiction
The Vesuvius Club
Mark Gatiss
You may know the author’s name as one of the writers and stars of The League of Gentlemen or from his Dr Who novels, now know him as the creator of an Edwardian 007 spoof character, a secret agent, dandy,...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

A Season of Leaves
Catherine Law
  October 2008 Debut of the Month.   This is a lovely debut novel, truly romantic and irresistible once you have started it . Be prepared to sit and read this in one long romance filled afternoon...
Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)
 
 

The Devil in Amber
Mark Gatiss
Lucifer Box was the young and debonair hero of The Vesuvius Club. Now we have moved towards the eve of the First World War and Box is an old man. I must admit to feeling a little cheated by...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

Jane Eyre : The Graphic Novel - Quick Text
Charlotte Bronte
This is the full story of this classic story, written in quick modern English for a fast-paced read. The illustrations are beautiful and evocative and bring to life one of our favourite classics. The Classical Comic series acts as an...
Price: £7.49 - Saving £2.50 (25%)
 
 

Biography / Autobiography This month's 'featured books'
Biography / Autobiography
Just Me
Sheila Hancock
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 6 November 2008.   In Sheila Hancock’s second memoir she looks at her life moving on, after the death of her husband John Thaw. Both funny and sad this is a book about...
Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)
 
 

My England Years
Sir Bobby Charlton
After the success of the first part of his fascinating autobiography following his Manchester United years Bobby Charlton is back with the next phase of his phenomenal career. For 22 years he played for his country and was involved in...
Price: £15.00 - Saving £5.00 (25%)
 
 

That's Another Story : The Autobiography
Julie Walters
One of the nations best loved actresses and comediennes tells her story in her own words. After a convent education Julie went in to nursing to please her mother but luckily for us she knew her heart lay...
Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)
 
 

If You Don't Know Me by Now
Sathnam Sanghera
  Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "Quietly witty, engrossing and tragicomic - this insight into parallel culture in Britain today is the poignant story of an exceptional family that everyone should read."
Price: £12.74 - Saving £4.25 (25%)
 
 

Books of the Month This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
River Run Deep
Rachael Treasure
November 2008 Book of the Month.   A big, sweeping drama of a plucky girl making her mark in the male dominated outback of Australia. An action-packed novel of adventure, dreams, heartbreak and love....
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

Ferney
James Long
  April 2008 Book of the Month. I fell in love with this book when it was first published in 1997. It did moderately well but not as well as it should. I...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

A Quiet Belief in Angels
R J Ellory
January 2008 Book of the Month. I am championing this author. I think he is very special. His publisher claims he writes crime novels, and there certainly always is a crime,...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

Bait
Nick Brownlee
  November 2008 Book of the Month.   We are always pleased to welcome a new writer to one of our most popular genres, Nick Brownlee. He brings us a brilliant partnership in the form...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

Sky Arts Book Show This month's 'featured books'
Sky Arts Book Show
Twiggy : A Guide to Looking and Feeling Fabulous Over Forty
Twiggy
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 27 November 2008.   Please note that we are currently unable to provide an extract from this title.   This is not just a fashion guide but also a book of anecdotes from the fashion...
Price: £15.00 - Saving £5.00 (25%)
 
 

The Business
Martina Cole
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 13 November 2008.   Another gem from the queen of gritty East End crime novels. Set at the end of the 70’s and moving up to the present day following the Dooley family....
Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)
 
 

Testimony
Anita Shreve
  October 2008 Book of the Month.   Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 30 October 2008.   A sex scandal rocks the sheltered world of a private Vermont school, affecting students, parents and...
Price: £11.24 - Saving £3.75 (25%)
 
 

Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 23 October 2008.   Shortlisted for Author of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007. Reviewed on Richard & Judy on...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

Mystery / Thriller This month's 'featured books'
Mystery / Thriller
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
A pacy and frightening story of revenge from beyond the grave. Ozzie-like rock star Jude, buys a ghost over the internet, and a heap of trouble along with it. What starts as a quirky haunting quickly grows into a terrifying...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

Bait
Nick Brownlee
  November 2008 Book of the Month.   We are always pleased to welcome a new writer to one of our most popular genres, Nick Brownlee. He brings us a brilliant partnership in the form...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

The Guilty
Jason Pinter
We were introduced to Henry Parker in The Mark and now the investigative journalist is back to take us on another race against time to save his life and the lives of those he loves. If you want a book...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

The Vesuvius Club
Mark Gatiss
You may know the author’s name as one of the writers and stars of The League of Gentlemen or from his Dr Who novels, now know him as the creator of an Edwardian 007 spoof character, a secret agent, dandy,...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

 

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