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The Books That Were Pivotal in Life

This is a list of books that have been pivotal in my life. Not always the books themselves that changed my life, but also books I can remember reading at times that were hugely important. Things such as when my father left us, when I found out my husband was having affairs, when I decided to get a divorce, awards, my first leadership job to name s few. These were the books that were there.
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Amanda's Wedding (Jenny Colgan)
Amanda's Wedding
1
Jenny Colgan
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
3
Anne Frank
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
4
Ian McEwan
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
5
Alex Garland
Blindsighted (Karin Slaughter)
Blindsighted
6
Karin Slaughter
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
7
Helen Fielding
The Camomile Lawn (Mary Wesley)
The Camomile Lawn
8
Mary Wesley
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
9
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
A Cold Season (Alison Littlewood)
A Cold Season
10
Alison Littlewood
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
11
Stephen King
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
12
Edmond Rostand
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
13
Stephen King
The Enormous Crocodile
The Enormous Crocodile
14
Famous Five Series (Enid Blyton)
Famous Five Series
15
Enid Blyton
Father (Fathers and Sons) (Turgenev, Ivan)
Father (Fathers and Sons)
16
Turgenev, Ivan
Father Christmas (Raymond Briggs)
Father Christmas
17
Raymond Briggs
The Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman)
The Five Love Languages
18
Gary Chapman
Flat Stanley (Jeff Brown)
Flat Stanley
19
Jeff Brown
The Fox Busters (Dick King Smith)
The Fox Busters
20
Dick King Smith
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
21
Stephen King
The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
The Gruffalo
22
Julia Donaldson
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
23
Thomas Harris
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
24
J. K. Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (James Herriot)
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
26
James Herriot
Janet and John (Mabel O'Donell)
Janet and John
27
Mabel O'Donell
Jenny Hopalong (Donald Bisset)
Jenny Hopalong
28
Donald Bisset
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
29
Thomas Hardy
The King of Copper Mountains (Paul Biegel)
The King of Copper Mountains
30
Paul Biegel
Lady of Hay (Barbara Erskine)
Lady of Hay
31
Barbara Erskine
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well (Meik Wiking)
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
32
Meik Wiking
Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels (Alison Uttley)
Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels
33
Alison Uttley
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
34
Louisa May Alcott
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
35
Roald Dahl
Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)
Misty of Chincoteague
36
Marguerite Henry
The Mousehole Cat (Antonia Barber)
The Mousehole Cat
37
Antonia Barber
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
38
Elie Wiesel
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Greta Thunberg)
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
39
Greta Thunberg
One Day (David Nicholls)
One Day
40
David Nicholls
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