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Starter for Ten by David Nicholls
It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at
university with a burning ambition - to make it onto TV's foremost
general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on 'The Challenge'
than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the
beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson. When Alice
fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a
foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He's going to win
the game, at any cost, because - after all - everyone knows that what a
woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general
knowledge...Starter for Ten is a comedy about love, class, growing-up
and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Are you
up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?
Classic: Emma by Jane Austen
Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma
Woodhouse is perfectly content with her life and sees no need for either
love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering
in the romantic lives of others. But when she ignores the warnings of
her good friend Mr Knightley and attempts to arrange a suitable match
for her protegee Harriet Smith, her carefully laid plans soon unravel
and have consequences that she never expected. With its imperfect but
charming heroine and its witty and subtle exploration of relationships,
Emma is often seen as Jane Austen's most flawless work.
