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Top six novels, September 19, 1993
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1. THE QUEEN AND I

Sue Townsend

Adrian Mole has a rest as the royals are relocated to a Midlands council estate.

2. THE MEN AND THE GIRLS

Joanna Trollope

Smug old men and pretty young girls go together like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong. Or do they?

3. THE FIRM

John Grisham

Super-bright young law graduate is headhunted by small company. Literally.

4. THE SECRET HISTORY

Donna Tartt

Next time somebody invites you to a Bacchic rite, you’ll know to politely refuse.

5. JURASSIC PARK

Michael Crichton

Imagine all that CGI replaced by boring old words, and you’ll have an idea.

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6. JEWELS

Danielle Steel

On the eve of Sarah Whitfield’s 75th birthday, she looks back on her eventful life. From the author of such gritty masterpieces as Daddy and Golden Moments.