My Life in Books is an occasional feature on Random Things Through My Letterbox
I've asked authors and people in publishing to share with us a list of the books that are important to them and have made a lasting impression on their life.


Here's a snippet from my review:
"Tell Me No Lies is a quick, but quite addictive read with some fabulous characters and a well thought out plot. Lisa Hall is a welcome addition to the domestic, psychological thriller genre"
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My Life In Books ~ Lisa Hall
I have to include these as a set
as that’s how my Granny gifted them to me when I was a little girl. They were
beautiful, navy blue bound hardbacks, with gold embossing on the front and I read
them over and over. I was so in awe of Jo March – I wanted to be her when I
grew up.
I lost my reading mojo in my late
teens, after I discovered boys and snakebite, but rediscovered it when I loved
to Southsea when I was 19. There was a little second hand bookshop on Albert
Road, where you could battered, old, preloved books for 50p and I fell in love
with it – I picked up a copy of this book and devoured it over a weekend. It’s
the perfect mix of romance, suspense and action and I love a feisty heroine.
What can I say? Who doesn’t love
Jilly?! This was another battered, second hand find in the Albert Road
bookshop. It was already falling apart when I bought it, and I re-read it a
million times after being smitten by Rupert Campbell-Black. I recently treated
myself to a new copy, after the first copy fell apart, alongside a copy of Mount – which I’ve yet to read as I’m
scared I’ll be disappointed.
I studied this for my English
Literature GCSE and was hooked from the first page – it has villains, and
suspense and is so incredibly clever. This is probably the first story I read
that made me appreciate the art of the surprising twist.
This is a recent read that just
blew me away. The setting is wonderful, and the characterization is brilliant.
The plot draws you in from the very beginning, and I became so emotionally
invested in the characters. At the end the twist is so brilliantly executed
that I wanted to cry – I wish I had written it myself! This is the book that
I’ve recommended to everyone this year.
Lisa Hall ~ December 2016
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