11. The Outcast - Sadie Jones
I have been very mistrusting of Richard and Judy's Book Club since they recommended PS, I Love You (without a doubt the worst piece of literature ever written, ever, including the ten-page novel I wrote about two adventure-seeking dolphins I wrote when I was six) a few years ago, but I thought this looked alright.
It was excellent. In short, it's about a boy growing up in a village in England in the 50s, and what happens to him after his mother dies. The writing is just brilliant - I loved the pace, the characters were really believable and the description is really sparse but so effective. The atmosphere was excellent, too - very heavy and claustrophobic, it felt really authentic. Just a very good book.
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