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17/01/2019 - Helen Russell
07/02/2019 - Alex Michaelides
14/02/2019 - Charlie Connelly
28/02/2019 - Sam Bourne (Jonathan Freedland)
14/03/2019 - Anita Anand
06/04/2019 - Lewis Dartnell
18/04/2019 - Michelle Paver & John Boyne
15/05/2019 - Chloe Hooper
20/06/2019 - Wally Funk with Sue Nelson
03/07/2019 - Jeanette Winterson
15/07/2019 - Emma John
28/07/2019 - Matt Haig
04/08/2019 - Chris Naunton
01/10/2019 - Jung Chang
21/10/2019 - George Alagiah
13/11/2019 - Adele Parks
21/11/2019 - Lee Child
05/12/2019 - Malcolm Gladwell
19/12/2019 - Michael Lewis

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1	The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 3,656,856 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	To Kill the Truth (Maggie Costello, #4) by Sam Bourne 3.79 avg rating — 1,518 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Origins: How The Earth Made Us by Lewis Dartnell 4.17 avg rating — 4,349 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver 3.86 avg rating — 19,331 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson 3.52 avg rating — 14,783 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Burning Land by George Alagiah 3.68 avg rating — 599 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Atlas of Happiness: The Global Secrets of How to Be Happy by Helen Russell 3.73 avg rating — 2,268 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Last Train To Hilversum by Charlie Connelly 4.04 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj by Anita Anand 4.24 avg rating — 2,330 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	My Brother's Name is Jessica by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 6,870 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper 4.04 avg rating — 6,280 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Wally Funk’s Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer by Sue Nelson 3.93 avg rating — 273 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Wayfaring Stranger: A Musical Journey in the American South by Emma John (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 185 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Evie and The Animals by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,453 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Truth Pixie Goes to School (Christmas, #3.6) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 874 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt by Chris Naunton (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 424 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China by Jung Chang 3.91 avg rating — 4,621 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 23,137 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Blue Moon (Jack Reacher #24) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 83,497 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 345,501 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis 4.10 avg rating — 49,030 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars