Deadline: April 15, 2010
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Have you ever read a book that made you try something for the first time; see the world with different eyes or brought you hope when you felt down? We asked our readers what books inspired their life - below you can see a pick of the best. See a list of all the winners here.
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Showcase entries
Reading and Writing is my life
by Peter Holme
Josephine Tey’s book A Daughter of Time proves that most of the history is, as Henry Ford would have us believe, 'bunk'. It opened my eyes to the fact that...
My Life in Books
by Judith Earnshaw
1. I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith I read this at fourteen, captivated by the girls growing up in the decaying castle, the stepmother who went naturist at full...
My five books
by Geraldine Aldridge
The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne carries within it memories of my father’s love. When he read it to me as I lay in bed, I knew how...
Confessions of a booksniffer
by Peter Kettle
Cultural Amnesia by Clive James If you are a fan of Clive James you will want this summation of a lifetime's reading and thinking. A brilliant writer who can think...
