ext_15305 ([identity profile] rachel2205.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] decemberthirty 2013-01-10 04:07 pm (UTC)

Oooh, so many books off the top of my head. You may well have read many of these already!

The Sparrow (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/334176.The_Sparrow) - Mary Doria Russell
The Blind Assassin (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78433.The_Blind_Assassin) - Margaret Atwood
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37380.The_Heart_is_a_Lonely_Hunter) - Carson McCullers
The Song of Achilles (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11250317-the-song-of-achilles) - Madeleine Miller
The New York Trilogy (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431.The_New_York_Trilogy) - Paul Auster
I Capture The Castle (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31122.I_Capture_the_Castle) - Dodie Smith
Human Traces (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7482.Human_Traces) - Sebastian Faulks
The Crystal Cave (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82192.The_Crystal_Cave) - Mary Stewart
Perdido Street Station (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68494.Perdido_Street_Station) - China Mieville
Loitering With Intent (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58680.Loitering_with_Intent) - Peter O'Toole

It would take aaages to write why I like all these/why I think they'd match your tastes but I'm happy to discuss any that might strike your fancy!

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