
Often people ask me for my ‘must read ‘list of books. This is by no means exhaustive and I might add or delete titles as I read throughout the year, but this is a good list for today. And a fine place to start.
The Goldfinch and A secret History by Donna Tartt
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Normal People by Sally Rooney
All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Tender is the Night & The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
The Windup Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Corrections by Jonathon Franzen
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
I know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Happy Reading! Love Sam x
Currently reading: Luster by Raven Leilani
Words from the wise:
“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”
Annie Dillard
Such a fabulous list! Poisonwood Bible and A Secret History are two of my all time favourites.
Currently reading Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid- and it is perfect for right now.
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