I remember how I used to devour Harlequin Romances and Woman’s Day romance books when I was young. Then I moved to Orangeville, Ontario for a time and the librarian there said ’I am going to introduce you to real books!’
My first real decent novel was Taylor Caldwell - Dear And Glorious Physician. It will always stay in my mind as one of the best books I’ve read.
In recent years?
Jane Urqhart - The Stone Carvers
Michael Connelly - Void Moon
You Know Who - The Hobbit
Guy Vanderhague - Homesick
Ann Marie McDonald - Fall On YOur Knees
Fugitive Pieces
Three-quarters of everything Stephen King has written
Alice Munro - just about all her books, except one - the second last one didn’t do it for me - Open Secrets.
Stones in the River - Ursula (not sure of the last name)
I will never forget ’Angela’s Ashes’.
There’s nothing to top it.