1. THE DA VINCI CODE
Dan Brown
Intriguing reading with a fantastic plot.
2. MAN AND BOY
Tony Parsons
A down-to-earth storyline about a messy divorce.
3. LOSING MY VIRGINITY
Richard Branson
An insight into one of England’s home-grown rags-to-riches boy. A superhero.
4. WILT
Tom Sharpe
A truly hilarious read about a teacher’s fantasies and the odd blow-up doll!
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5. SOME OTHER RAINBOW
John McCarthy and Jill Morrell
A moving story about John’s incarceration and Jill’s commitment to his freedom.
6. THE GREATEST ADVENTURE
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones
The story of an epic journey around the world in a balloon.
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