Hi i have recently read -Memory keepers daughter and loved it.
other books i have enjoyed are-Time travellers wive, My sisters keeper, Boy in the striped pjamers and Ceclia Ahern's books.

Can anyone recommend any similar type of books, i am fed up of reading typical girly books-i dont want a love story as the main theme in other words.
Thanks

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini

Haruki Murakami

Have a look here, loads of ideas........http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=291206

I have read the same books as you mentioned and enjoyed them all. One I can highly recomend is Goodnight Beautiful by Dorothy Koomson

http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/5480915/Goodnight-Beautiful/Product.html

I have read the same books as you mentioned and enjoyed them all. One I can highly recomend is Goodnight Beautiful by Dorothy Koomson

http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/5480915/Goodnight-Beautiful/Product.html

I second that, Dorothy Koomson books are brilliant

My last years favourites were.......

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Housaini
The Life of Pi
The Lovely Bones -Alice Seabold
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Anything by Kate Atkinson - "One Good Turn" springs to mind
Deaf Sentence

"Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds". Ideally the expurgated version (the one without the gannet).

Meg Hutchinson - Ties of Love (not a love story, 'love' is to do with how she feels for her lost siblings)

Anita Shreve - The Pilot's Wife

Haruki Murakami - South of the Border, West of the Sun

"The Last Ditch" by George Goodchild.

or look for "Hakuna Matata" by Walt Disney .....

I am reading "the secret life of bees" at the moment and that seems quite good. You seem to like the same sort of books as me so it might be worth trying. I also read "five people you meet in heaven" recently. Thats quiet short but well writen and it is good.

Ive just finished reading 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold (she also wrote 'The lovely bones'), Its a very good, and quite shocking book, made more so by the fact its a true story.

Alice Sebold - Lucky (just finished reading this book.. its pretty grim but couldn't put it down)
Alice Sebold - The lovely Bones
The five people you meet in heaven - Mitch alborm ( i think)
Wicked - Gregory Maguire ( its a story about the wizard of oz)

Ive just finished reading 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold (she also wrote 'The lovely bones'), Its a very good, and quite shocking book, made more so by the fact its a true story.


i have read both of these and enjoyed them.
Just started reading 'chocolat' Joanne Harris and enjoying it.

Try 'The sisterhood' by Emily Barr. It's full of real characters with a psychotic twist.

Almost anything by stephen king...

Try 'The sisterhood' by Emily Barr. It's full of real characters with a psychotic twist.

I have read 'backpack' by emily barr, it was really good. will have to try her other books

I have read 'backpack' by emily barr, it was really good. will have to try her other books

Yeah do, cos they are all different, I think you'll like them.

started the book thief-enjoying it so far

Without Alice by DJ Kirkby http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0953317269/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 was unlike any book I have read - I really enjoyed it. It isn't out on general sale yet (but is available via the Punked books website).