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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Martin Chilton

FOUND: The 20 best books of the year ranked - What They Never Told You

Colm Tóibín David Peace David Nicholls Doubleday Faber Mark Twain Nunez Rachel Clarke Tim Robey
The best reads of the year include ‘Munichs’ by David Peace and Andrew O’Hagan’s ‘Caledonian Road’ - (Supplied)

It was a year of trailblazing memoirs, groundbreaking history books, and dazzling novels. While it is always hard to whittle down a whole year’s releases to just 20 books, every title on this list stood out because they stirred, enlightened and entertained – some all at the same time.

20. ‘The Vulnerables’ by Sigrid Nunez

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