WORTH SHARING
From you
Q.
What’s your favourite classic novel and why?
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Vanity Fair – although Becky Sharp was created in the Victorian era, she is such a 21st-century bad-girl heroine! PENNY JENKINS
Zadie Smith’s White Teeth is brilliant – full of wit and humour. A must-read for generations to come. ELIZABETH JOHN Wuthering Heights. A classic Gothic love story… plus the inspiration for a wonderful song! EMMA MURPHY The Secret Garden Every time I see a robin I think of that book! SANDRA SAMPSON Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children is one of the most powerful books I’ve come across. SARAH HEADLEE
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. It may not be a classic yet, but it will be in a 100 years’ time. SAMANTHA LANDON
Riders by Jilly Cooper because she introduced me to headstrong women and real wit in books. CESCA MAJOR
Nineteen Eightyfour by George Orwell. I found it so disturbing and illuminating on how people with misplaced power may treat others. SHARON BROWN