in no particular order...

• half the sky
• the spirit of food
• the white tiger - aravind adiga
• influence - mary kate & ashley olsen
• the road - cormac mccarthy
• the red tent - anita diamant
• a fine balance - rohinton mistry
• anne of green gables - lucy maud montgomery
• everything is illuminated - jonathan safran foer
• love in the time of cholera - gabriel garcía márquez