The Best Books of All Time, as Chosen by the Good Housekeeping Team

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Good Housekeeping, 20 Books

The Good Housekeeping team have all the picked their top read - the one they would happily read, again and again.

This list was originally published in 2020 and was added to this site over 2 years ago.

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Cover of 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara

Cover of 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Cover of 'Bright Shiny Morning' by James Frey

Bright Shiny Morning

Cover of 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Cover of 'Our Souls At Night' by Kent Haruf

Our Souls At Night

Cover of 'The Catcher in the Rye' by J. D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

Cover of 'Tiny Beautiful Things' by Cheryl Strayed

Tiny Beautiful Things

Cover of 'Normal People' by Sally Rooney

Normal People

Cover of 'His Dark Materials' by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials

Cover of 'Restoration' by Rose Tremain

Restoration

Cover of 'Veronika Decides to Die' by Paulo Coelho

Veronika Decides to Die

Cover of 'The Life Changing Magic Of Numbers' by Bobby Seagull

The Life Changing Magic Of Numbers

Cover of 'The Crimson Petal And The White' by Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal And The White

Cover of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Cover of 'Generation X' by Douglas Coupland

Generation X

Douglas Coupland

Cover of 'Down and Out in Paris and London' by George Orwell

Down and Out in Paris and London

Cover of 'Tuesdays With Morrie' by Mitch Albom

Tuesdays With Morrie

Cover of 'The Woman in White' by Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White

Cover of 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts

Shantaram

Gregory David Roberts

Cover of 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia