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Kate's List of 20 Fiction Books to Read in Your Lifetime

Here are the books recommended by my girlfriend Kate, who is an avid reader and previous Waterstones bookseller. Enjoy!
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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
1
Donna Tartt
Tartt, Donna: The Secret History
Tartt, Donna: The Secret History
2
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
3
Markus Zusak
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
4
Sally Rooney
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
5
Daphne Du Maurier
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
6
Sylvia Plath
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
7
Vladimir Nabokov
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
8
Hans Fallada
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
9
Douglas Stuart
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
10
Shirley Jackson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
11
James Baldwin
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
12
Françoise Sagan
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
13
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cleopatra and Frankenstein (Coco Mellors)
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
14
Coco Mellors
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
15
Hanya Yanagihara
My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Ottessa Moshfegh)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
16
Ottessa Moshfegh
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
17
David Nicholls
The Graduate (Charles Webb)
The Graduate
18
Charles Webb
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
19
Susan Hill
The House of Sleep (Jonathan Coe)
The House of Sleep
20
Jonathan Coe
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