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If you missed reading along with the Richard & Judy Book Club don't worry!

All the 10 books are available from libraries and all good bookshops, so don't miss out get your copy before they go...!

Richard & Judy Book Club


		THE SHADOW OF THE WIND - Carlos Ruiz Zafon The first book to be reviewed in our Book Club, 'The Shadow of the Wind' is a stunning literary thriller set in Barcelona. The discovery of a forgotten book leads to a hunt for an elusive author who may or may not still be alive... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE - Audrey Niffenegger Destined to become a word-of-mouth classic this is a funny, moving and utterly original first novel. It is the story of Henry and Clare, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36, and were married when Clare was 20 and Henry 28. This is possible only because Henry can travel in time... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		THE AMERICAN BOY - Andrew Taylor Interweaving real and fictional elements this is a major new literary historical crime novel... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		THE PROMISE OF HAPPINESS - Justin Cartwright A powerful elegy to the idiocies and intimacies of family love, this is the captivating story of an apparently ordinary English family caught up in uncontrollable events, united again, as much by apprehension as celebration on the return of the prodigal daughter... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		FEEL: ROBBIE WILLIAMS - Chris Heath This is a groundbreaking publication, a truly original and brilliantly written book, it is the grippingly honest story of an extraordinary man... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB - Karen Joy Fowler Over the period six months, six people – five women and a man – meet in California’s Central Valley to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. In this time marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable and under Jane’s guiding eye a couple of them even fall in love... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		CLOUD ATLAS - David Mitchell A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850, and a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilization - these and the other narrators of this novel hear each other's echoes down the corridor of history, and their destinies are changed in ways great and small... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		THE SIXTH LAMENTATION - William Brodrick A highly promising, extraordinarily intelligent debut thriller about war, stolen identity and the nature of betrayal... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		MY SISTER'S KEEPER - Jodi Picoult An astonishing, gripping, thought-provoking and at times almost unbearably moving novel about a family's love... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


		PERDITA: THE LIFE OF MARY ROBINSON - Paula Byrne A sparkling and authoritative biography about the life of Mary Robinson – in her time, the darling of the London stage, mistress to the most powerful men in England, a renowned feminist thinker, and a best-selling author more famous for her poetry than Wordsworth... Find out more about the book and the author >>here


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	BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2005!
	Vote for the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year Award, plus the WH Smith Book of the Year, and Children's Book of the Year NOW!


	R&J's BOOK CLUB
	On 12th January 2005 we launched our second Book Club which will run every Wednesday for 10 weeks, and we’re hoping it will prove even more popular than the first. We've had an amazing selection of books to choose from this year and the final 10 is a great mix of thrillers, literary fiction and biographies so there really is something for everyone. Find out more about the books and the authors using the links on the left now! As each book is reviewed each week we'll be also be adding the comments from our celebrity reviewers for each book. So don't miss out - check out all these fantastic books and get reading before the Book Club now...!


	BOOK GROUPS!
	If you're part of a book club or reading group, we'd like to hear what you think about the books in this year's Richard & Judy Book Club. We can't wait to hear what you think of the books so Happy Reading and get in touch here!


	NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND
	Imagine not being able to get hold of the book all your friends are saying you must read. Thankfully that is not the case with Richard & Judy’s Best Read! Once again, the National Library for the Blind (NLB) has worked closely alongside Richard & Judy to make sure blind people can take part in the Best Read and is producing the short-listed books in Braille to sit alongside each book club programme. Find out more information on buying or borrowing these books, and about NLB here...