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Top 10 Opening Extracts

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  1. Twilight (Twilight Saga Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer
  2. The Outcast by Sadie Jones
  3. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars by Gervase Phinn
  4. Past-it Notes by Maureen Lipman
  5. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
  6. A Scandalous Man by Gavin Esler
  7. Frank Skinner on the Road by Frank Skinner
  8. The Private Patient by P D James
  9. Girls are Best by Sandi Toksvig
  10. Testimony by Anita Shreve


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You wouldn't buy a car without a test-drive; you wouldn't buy shoes without trying them for size; so before you buy a book, make sure it's for you!

Uniquely on Lovereading, you can read the Opening Extract of every Featured Book. This could be the first chapter; less if the chapters are long, more if they're short. We aim to give you enough of a book to really get a taste for the author.

Click the 'download extract' button next to a title and choose 'open' when prompted to open or save the file. You can read it on your screen or print out to enjoy on the train or in your garden.
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For days you're wrapped up in an amazing story; then suddenly it's over. When you've finished a great book, Lovereading's Like-for-Like tool helps you find another to fill the empty feeling. Sarah Broadhurst has reviewed 500+ top authors and used her encyclopaedic knowledge to recommend other authors similar in style. Just type in a name and explore some new literary avenues.
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Even if you read non-stop it's tough keeping up with the dozens of great books published every month. Our Wishlist feature lets you keep an electronic note-to-self of books that catch your eye. So if you don't want to buy it now, at least you won't let some life-changing literature slip by. You can also email your list to friends and family, so they'll know exactly what you want for Christmas!
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"Uncorrected proofs" are editions of books printed in small numbers and sent to reviewers and book buyers. Lovereading lets you download and print off Opening Extracts of these 'not-even-on-the-presses' books, and pre-order copies for quick despatch when they are properly published.

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Historical Fiction This month's 'featured books'
Historical Fiction
Black Orchids
Gillian Slovo
A very moving and thoughtful novel about integration in the 1950’s. Having left Ceylon partly due to their treatment by Emil’s family, Evelyn and Emil move to England, but they struggle with their relationship as the effects of the narrow-minded...
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Ferney
James Long
  April 2008 Book of the Month. I fell in love with this book when it was first published in 1997. It did moderately well but not as well as it should. I...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

The Other Queen
Philippa Gregory
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 20 November 2008.   A former Author of the Month on Lovereading Philippa Gregory is back with another fantastic historical novel, this time the focus in the "other queen" Mary Queen of Scots....
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Silent in the Sanctuary
Deanna Raybourn
Another instalment of the Victorian set crime novels. Once again Lady Julia Grey and Nicholas Birsbane find themselves thrown together in their investigative ways when a murder occurs at Julia’s fathers estate during a family gathering. A feisty heroine, a...
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Books of the Month This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
A Quiet Belief in Angels
R J Ellory
January 2008 Book of the Month. I am championing this author. I think he is very special. His publisher claims he writes crime novels, and there certainly always is a crime,...
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River Run Deep
Rachael Treasure
November 2008 Book of the Month.   A big, sweeping drama of a plucky girl making her mark in the male dominated outback of Australia. An action-packed novel of adventure, dreams, heartbreak and love....
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The Rose Labyrinth
Titania Hardie
  November 2008 Book of the Month.   Usually known for her books of spells and potions as a white witch, Titania Hardie has written a charming novel. A dual-time tale of a secret world...
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Bait
Nick Brownlee
  November 2008 Book of the Month.   We are always pleased to welcome a new writer to one of our most popular genres, Nick Brownlee. He brings us a brilliant partnership in the form...
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Mystery / Thriller This month's 'featured books'
Mystery / Thriller
Bait
Nick Brownlee
  November 2008 Book of the Month.   We are always pleased to welcome a new writer to one of our most popular genres, Nick Brownlee. He brings us a brilliant partnership in the form...
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The Business
Martina Cole
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 13 November 2008.   Another gem from the queen of gritty East End crime novels. Set at the end of the 70’s and moving up to the present day following the Dooley family....
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Thirty-three Teeth
Colin Cotterill
This is very special. It is the second in a series which you will enjoy on its own but appreciate a lot more if you read the first too (The Coroner’s Lunch). We are in Laos, 18 months into...
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A Quiet Belief in Angels
R J Ellory
January 2008 Book of the Month. I am championing this author. I think he is very special. His publisher claims he writes crime novels, and there certainly always is a crime,...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

Sky Arts Book Show This month's 'featured books'
Sky Arts Book Show
The Edge of Madness
Michael Dobbs
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 13 November 2008.   Dobb's latest thriller is set in the world of cyber-warfare. The plot is very plausible for today, a war that takes place in cyber-space is a chilling premise and...
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Past-it Notes
Maureen Lipman
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 27 November 2008.   This is a collection of some of Maureen Lipman's best writing, taken from previous books along with new stories and anecdotes. Some of the old stories are reworked here...
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Florence Nightingale : The Woman and Her Legend
Mark Bostridge
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 27 November 2008.   A very absorbing book on the life of Florence Nightingale. Probably nothing else out there as in depth or as interestingly written.  
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Angels Over Elsinore
Clive James
  Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 4 December 2008.   Clive James is well know as a TV presenter and writer of prose but not everyone knows he has written poetry. Here in his third anthology he brings together...
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Best of 2008 This month's 'featured books'
Best of 2008
Dancing with Eva
Alan Judd
A reconstruction of the final days of Hitler’s life in the bunker and of his relationship with Eva Braun, seen through the eyes of two fictional characters, her secretary and a bunker guard, who meet sixty years later and piece...
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The Fidelity Files
Jessica Brody
A sexy, entertaining American debut about a professional honey-trap (a woman who tests men’s potential for straying) finally finding love herself. Comparison: Leonie Fox, Jennifer Weiner, Hester Browne.
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Heartsick
Chelsea Cain
This is pretty frightening stuff. The descriptions of the torture and horror inflicted on the central character are particularly unpleasant, not for the squeamish. It is about the psychology of pain and fear and dependency and it is utterly gripping....
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Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
A pacy and frightening story of revenge from beyond the grave. Ozzie-like rock star Jude, buys a ghost over the internet, and a heap of trouble along with it. What starts as a quirky haunting quickly grows into a terrifying...
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Biography / Autobiography This month's 'featured books'
Biography / Autobiography
In the Frame
Helen Mirren
One of Britain’s best loved and respected actresses, Helen Mirren, brings us the story of her life through a wonderful book of photos. Lets face it, most of us whip straight to the photos in the middle of most autobiographies...
Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)
 
 

Chagall
Jackie Wullschlager
  Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "Not just the artist's life and his work but a chronicle of the shattering events of the 20th century. Great scholarship, enlightening observations about the paintings...
Price: £22.50 - Saving £7.50 (25%)
 
 

Killing My Own Snakes
Ann Leslie
Ann Leslie has been one of our top journalists for over three decades and has come across a myriad of people in her time. This is the sort of memoir you really want to read as she has a multitude...
Price: £15.00 - Saving £5.00 (25%)
 
 

My England Years
Sir Bobby Charlton
After the success of the first part of his fascinating autobiography following his Manchester United years Bobby Charlton is back with the next phase of his phenomenal career. For 22 years he played for his country and was involved in...
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