Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Recommended by Yvonne Hess:  “Of course it’s a classic but, no wonder! These characters are so alive and the language is beautiful. This was a time when people actually spoke to one another, communicated, wrote letters! A time when manners meant something.

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The Human Stain, by Philip Roth

Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Both recommended by Myrna Marcelline: “My two favourite books to date. I’ve re-read each of them and plan to do so again.”

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Duet, by David Helwig

Recommended by Ingrid Ruthig:  “Helwig’s novellas are compassionate, fun, earthy, and familiar in their characters and sense of ‘home’”.