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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Faber/Profile £6.99) A visit from a mobile library opens the Queen's eyes to other worlds in this delightful comedy Buy the book from Books First £6.64 includes free delivery

His Illegal Self by Peter Carey (Faber £16.99) The Booker prize-winner is back on form in this likable tale about a boy's misadventures in an alternative community. Buy the book from Books First £15.29 includes free delivery

Sepulchre by Kate Mosse (Orion £7.99) Lovers of Labyrinth won't be disappointed by this complex tale of a secret that resonates across the centuries Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins (Bloomsbury £12.99) A chilling tale of delusion, as an expectant mother becomes convinced she is being shadowed by a mysterious man. Buy the book from Books First £11.69 includes free delivery

The Road Home by Rose Tremain (Vintage £7.99) This year's Orange prize winner, a thoughtful tale of an east European immigrant searching for a new life in London Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

Mr Pip by Lloyd Jones (J Murray £7.99) South Sea islanders are shown the world through the eyes of Dickens, in the novel that should have won last year's Man Booker prize. Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka (Penguin £7.99) From the author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, a spirited black comedy about the lives of immigrant fruit pickers in Kent. Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson (Persephone £9) A dowdy governess goes to work for a nightclub singer in this appealing, newly republished prewar classic, soon to be a film. Buy the book from Books First £8.55 includes free delivery

When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson (Picador £7.99) Wisdom and waspish humour abound in this sharp portrayal of a north London Jewish family beset by emotional difficulties. Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

Run by Ann Patchett (Bloomsbury £7.99) From the author of Bel Canto, the engrossing tale of two adopted boys whose lives are shaken by an accident. Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz (Hamish Hamilton £17.99) A big, funny, exuberantly entertaining debut about a young man's efforts to make his mark in life Buy the book from Books First £16.19 includes free delivery

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (Penguin £7.99) A powerful novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, that takes us inside the mind of a man seduced by the call of jihad. Buy the book from Books First £7.59 includes free delivery

Beijing Coma by Ma Jian (Chatto £17.99) A Tiananmen Square protester wakes from a coma after 10 years to find China totally changed, in this fine literary novel. Buy the book from Books First £16.19 includes free delivery

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