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Steve’s favorite books

The Fatal Englishman by Sebastian Faulks

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

One Man's Wilderness by Sam Keith

A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry

Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

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The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

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The Things We Nev...

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The Things We Never Say

by Elizabeth Strout (Goodreads Author)

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John Maclean: Hero of Red Clydeside (Revolutionary Lives)

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And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music

by Joe Boyd

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“Everything in life that’s any fun, as somebody wisely observed, is either immoral, illegal or fattening.”
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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, and War

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