1 Remember Me?
by Sophie Kinsella
Last week 1 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 41,230 To date 219,780
(Black Swan £7.99)
Woman awakes from a crash to find she has a seemingly perfect life
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2 The Appeal
by John Grisham
Last week 2 Weeks on list 7
Sales last week 41,145 To date 306,230
(Arrow £7.99)
Legal thriller involving big business and political corruption
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3 This Year It Will Be Different
by Maeve Binchy
Last week 6 Weeks on list 17
Sales last week 24,150 To date 385,370
(Orion £7.99)
A Christmas short-story collection from much-loved Irish author
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4 7th Heaven
by James Patterson
Last week 4 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 22,375 To date 62,625
(Arrow £7.99)
Women’s murder club investigates fatal arson attacks in San Francisco
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5 Dead Man's Footsteps
by Peter James
Last week 5 Weeks on list 5
Sales last week 22,075 To date 121,560
(Pan £6.99)
A Brighton good-for-nothing uses 9/11 mayhem to reinvent himself
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6 A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
Last week 3 Weeks on list 15
Sales last week 21,200 To date 301,975
(Bloomsbury £7.99)
Two women struggle to survive in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
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Hosseini's incredible journey

7 The Shack
by William Young
Last week 8 Weeks on list 3
Sales last week 15,975 To date 134,840
(Hodder Windblown £7.99)
A man’s conversations with God help him overcome a tragic event
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8 Thanks for the Memories
by Cecelia Ahern
Last week 9 Weeks on list 16
Sales last week 14,905 To date 266,645
(Harper £6.99)
A patient who leaves hospital after a bad accident is overcome by déjà vu
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9 You've Been Warned
by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
Last week 11 Weeks on list 8
Sales last week 11,585 To date 135,015
(Headline £7.99)
New York nanny’s dream life becomes a nightmare
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10 The Lost Throne
by Chris Kuzneski
Last week — Weeks on list 4
Sales last week 10,115 To date 99,165
(Penguin £6.99)
Academic investigates mystery and murder at a remote Greek monastery
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List prepared by The Bookseller using data supplied by and copyright to Nielsen BookScan for the week ending 27/12/08.

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