Book awards: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006/2008 Edition), Guardian 1000 (State of the nation),
First words: As the Milvains sat down to breakfast the clock of Wattleborough parish church struck eight; it was two miles away, but the strokes were borne very distinctly on the west wind this autumn morning.
Last words: So Amy first played and then sang, and Jasper lay back in dreamy bliss.
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