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41. The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey

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Winner of the Specsavers International Author Book of the Year 2012.

A Richard and Judy Autumn Book Club 2012 Choice.

Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart--he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone--but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees...

42. Death Comes to Pemberley - P. D. James

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A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel "Pride and Prejudice" into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.

43. The Soldier's Bride - Maggie Ford

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Torn between love and duty...Letty Bancroft longs to be married but her father has other ideas - he wants his daughter to stay at home and help run his East End shop.

44. Gray Mountain - John Grisham

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John Grisham has a new hero . . . and she's full of surprises.

45. Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

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On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard while visiting the graves of his mother Georgiana, father Philip Pirrip and siblings. The convict scares Pip into stealing food and a file to grind away his shackles, from the home he shares with his abusive elder sister and her kind husband Joe Gargery, a blacksmith. The next day, soldiers recapture the convict while he is engaged in a fight with another escaped convict; the two are returned to the prison ships. Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster who wears an old wedding dress and lives in the dilapidated Satis House, asks Pip's Uncle Pumblechook (who is Joe's uncle) to find a boy to visit. Pip visits Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, falling in love with Estella on first sight, both quite young. Pip visits Miss Havisham regularly until it comes time for him to learn a trade; Joe accompanies Pip for the last visit when she gives the money for Pip to be bound as apprentice blacksmith. Pip settles into learning Joe's trade. When both are away from the house, Mrs. Joe is brutally attacked, leaving her unable to speak or do her work. Biddy arrives to help with her care and becomes 'a blessing to the household'.

46. The Devil in the Marshalsea (Large Print Edition) - Antonia Hodgson

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Thrilling new historical fiction starring a scoundrel with a heart of gold and set in the darkest debtors prison in Georgian London, where people fall dead as quickly as they fall in love and no one is as they seem.

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47. Gallipoli (Large Print Edition) - Alan Moorehead

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The classic and definitive history of the Gallipoli campaign with a new introduction by Sir Max Hastings. Moorehead, the finest war correspondent of his generation, recounts why the campaign was so important in the lessons it taught and why it continues to have such an emotional hold on the present day, particularly in Australia and New Zealand.

48. And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini

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A Richard and Judy Summer read 2014

Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father, Saboor, and stepmother in the village of Shadbagh. To Abdullah, Pari is everything. One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father, having no sense of the fate that awaits them there, for the event which unfolds will tear their lives apart.

49. Pegasus - Danielle Steel

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In a rich historical novel of family and World War II, bestselling author Danielle Steel unfurls a powerful saga that spans generations and continents. This is a story of courage, friendship, and fate as two families face the challenges of war . . . and the magnificent stallion that will link them forever.

50. The Whistler - John Grisham

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Lacy Stoltz's cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino, at least two people who opposed the scheme are dead and the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. Under Florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions. But first they need Lacy to start an investigation...

51. The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton

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1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home.

A Richard and Judy Spring 2015 book club choice.

Winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year 2014.

Specsavers Book of the Year 2014

52. The King's Curse - Philippa Gregory

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From the bestselling author behind the acclaimed BBC series "The White Queen" comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England.

53. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

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This classic large print title is printed in 16 point Tiresias font as recommended by the Royal National Institute for the Blind

54. The Throwaway Children - Diney Costeloe

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Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy with him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children.

55. Only Time Will Tell - Jeffrey Archer

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56. Barefoot at the Lake A Memoir of Summer People and Water Creatures (Large Print Edition) - Bruce Fogle

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Teeming with wonderful characters, Barefoot at the Lake is the story of a boy discovering his place in the world and realising his deep connection with nature. It is a memoir that will utterly transport you – you’ll feel the sun on your face, the pebbles of the lake under foot and catch the scent of the pine on the wind.

57. Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography - Sir Alex Ferguson

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Sir Alex Ferguson’s compelling story reflects on his epic journey, and a managerial career that embraced unprecedented success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant years with Manchester United.

58. The Prime Minister's Ironing Board: True Stories from the Government Archives - Adam Macqueen

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Stored in Whitehall’s archives are everything from blood-chilling warnings of imminent nuclear attack to comical details of daily life in the corridors of power. Adam Macqueen, author of the highly acclaimed bestseller Private Eye: The First 50 Years, presents us with some of the most unlikely revelations since the Official Secrets Act was inaugurated one hundred years ago.

59. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling

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This new novel by J. K. Rowling continues the further adventures of boy wizard Harry and his friends. Harry is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School, and what he is about to discover will turn his world upside down.

60. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized--and sometimes outraged--millions of readers.