Top Ten Tuesday 2014-07-29 ~ Authors I own the most books from

 

På tisdagarna presenterar The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Tuesday – jag har inte varit med tidigare men tänkte hänga på idag. På engelska, då! 🙂 

 

Now – I’m not at home so I can’t give exact numbers, but let’s give it a try… 

 

1. Mike Gayle. I picked up Dinner for two for a couple of pounds in Tesco in 2002 without knowing anything about Gayle, and I think I own 9 out of his 11 books – e.g. all that had come out by the time I left the UK. Even though some of the books are a bit cliché, I enjoy them. 

 

2. Graham Greene. Let’s put one thing straight – I own a lot more Greene novels than I have read. I just can’t stop myself from picking them up at flea markets for a few pennies, and I fully intend to read them – it’s just that other ones always seem to get in the way.

3. Astrid Lindgren. Of course! 🙂 I didn’t have many Astrid Lindgren books as a child (they came from the library) but my parents have found loads at flea markets and most recently at an auction. 

 

4. Marian Keyes. I have all the Walsh sisters’ books, Sushi for beginners, Last chance saloon, The other side of the story and This charming man – plus Under the duvet – so she’s definitely up there. 

 

5. Jill Mansell. Another Tesco chance – I picked up Staying at Daisy’s ages ago and after that kept picking up Mansells in charity shops and so on. They’re quite predictable, but I like the settings and the people, and there are always nice descriptions of food and wine and stuff which is nice in stories like these. 

 

6. Maeve Binchy. Goodness, I just looked at the list of her books and it looks like I have… 16 of them?! Crazy. But – she was an awesome storyteller, and I re-read the novels on a semi-regular basis. 

 

7. Sue Townsend. I have all 8 Adrian Moles, Rebuilding Coventry, The Queen and I, Queen Camilla – not sure about Number Ten but I would have thought so. Another awesome storyteller. 

 

8. Denise Rudberg. Heaven knows why I have so many because they’re pretty awful – except the elegant crime ones which are actually very good. I haven’t bought them full price though, they’re also typical flea market finds. 

 

9. Camilla Läckberg. Yep – I still like her books even though you’re not supposed to. 😉 I like her environs. 

 

10. Viveca Lärn. Apart from some children’s books, I have most of her books and read them often.