100 MOST BORROWED BOOKS (South West) July 1994 – June 1995 ISBN Title Contributor Publisher Year 1 0718134680 Comeback Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1991 Barbara Taylor 2 0246129859 Remember Bradford HarperCollins 1991 3 0593018230 The wingless bird Catherine Cookson Bantam 1990 The copper peacock and 4 0091743001 other stories Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 1991 5 0718134826 Driving force Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1992 6 0712636889 Circle of friends Maeve Binchy Century 1990 7 055299393x A sensible life Mary Wesley Black Swan 1991 8 0593017269 The Gillyvors Catherine Cookson Bantam 1990 9 0718136020 Decider Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1993 10 0744522323 Where’s Wally?: in Hollywood Martin Handford Walker 1993 11 0002237369 Snare of serpents Victoria Holt Collins 1990 12 059301359x The year of the virgins Catherine Cookson Bantam Press 1993 13 0593014286 Harrogate secret Catherine Cookson Bantam 1989 14 043433460x Cold harbour Jack Higgins Heinemann 1990 15 0002236397 The Doomsday conspiracy Sidney Sheldon HarperCollins 1991 16 0718134478 Longshot Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1990 He cultured handmaiden: a 17 043414276x novel Catherine Cookson Heinemann 1988 18 0593014340 My beloved son Catherine Cookson Bantam 1991 19 0593014316 Bill Bailey’s daughter Catherine Cookson Bantam 1988 20 0091738547 The bridesmaid Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 1989 21 0593018206 The black candle Catherine Cookson Bantam Press 1989 22 071262287x Silver wedding Maeve Binchy Century 1988 23 0593014375 The house of women Catherine Cookson Bantam 1992 The Cazalet chronicle: Vol.1: Elizabeth Jane 24 0330320017 the light Howard Pan 1991 25 059301572x No greater love Danielle steel Bantam 1991 26 0593021290 The rag nymph Catherine Cookson Bantam Press 1991 27 0593025377 A dubious legacy Mary Wesley Bantam 1992 28 0333583736 The way through the woods Colin Dexter Macmillan 1992 29 033356875 River god Wilbur Smith Bantam 1993 30 0593021320 The Maltese Angel Catherine Cookson Bantam 1992 31 0593022513 Jewels Danielle Steel Bantam 1992 The man who made 32 0593025873 husbands jealous Jilly Cooper Bantam 1993 33 0718131800 Straight Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1989 34 0593015754 Message from Nam Danielle Steel Bantam 1990 35 0002231425 A season in hell Jack Higgins Collins 1989 36 0002236389 Memories of midnight Sidney Sheldon Collins 1990 37 0002243520 Violent ward Len Deighton HarperCollins 1993 38 059301930x A sensible life Mary Wesley Bantam 1990 39 0006174701 Yes, Mama Helen Forrester Fontana 1988 Hodder & 40 0340556013 Stormy petrel Mary Stewart Stoughton 1991 41 0091752183 Kissing the gunner’s daughter Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 1992 Sidgewick & 42 0283991003 Crimson Shirley Conran Jackson 1992 43 0593023463 The deceiver Frederick Forsyth Bantam 1991 Hodder & 44 0340415193 Thonryhold Mary Stewart Stoughton 1988 45 0593022548 Mixed blessings Danielle Steel Bantam 1992 46 0718137450 Thunder point Jack Higgins Michael Joseph 1993 47 0091738148 The scarlet thread Evelyn Anthony Hutchinson 1989 48 0091738199 The relic Evelyn Anthony Hutchinson 1991 Hodder & 49 0340541598 As the crow flies Jeffery Archer Stoughton 1991 Chapmans 50 1855920611 Eye of the storm Jack Higgins Publishers 1992 Flowers in the rain and other New English 51 0450544036 stories Rosamunde Picher Library 1991 Barbara Taylor 52 0246129840 The woman in his life Bradford Grafton 1190 53 0246138203 Angel HarperCollins HarperCollins 1993 54 0712638571 City of gold Len Deighton Century 1992 55 0718134060 Scoundrel Bernard Cornwell Michael Joseph 1992 56 0333535774 Golden fox Wilbur Smith Macmillan London 1990 57 1857970004 The copper beech Maeve Binchy Orion 1992 58 0593019369 Justice is a woman Catherine Cookson Bantam Press 1994 59 0002242885 Honour among thieves Jeffery Archer HarperCollins 1993 60 059301569x Daddy Danielle steel Bantam 1989 61 0747401985 Chasing rainbows Judith Saxton Sphere 1989 62 0333555090 Elephant song Wilbur Smith Macmillan 1991 63 0593014480 Dazzle Judith Krantz Bantam 1991 64 0434714208 A time to die Wilbur smith Heinemann 1989 65 0552994707 The Rector’s wife Joanna Trollope Black Swan 1992 66 0593015789 Heartbeat Danielle Steel Bantam 1991 67 0593015819 Vanished Danielle Steel Bantam 1993 68 0712616713 Firefly summer Maeve Binchy Century 1987 69 0002237806 The black swan Philippa Carr Collins 1990 70 0593013794 Bill Bailey’s lot Catherine Cookson Bantam 1987 71 0091680808 Talking to strange men Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 1987 72 0224030906 A closed eye Anita Brookner Cape 1991 Miss reed : ill John S 73 0718134966 Changes at Fairacre Goodall Michael Joseph 1991 Hodder & 74 0340405384 A twist in the tale Jeffery Archer Stoughton 1988 Hodder & 75 0340592818 The night manager John Le Carre Stoughton 1993 76 0747514674 A Spanish lover Joanna Trollope Bloomsbury 1993 77 0002236400 The stars shine down Sidney Sheldon HarperCollins 1993 78 0333560701 Night over water Ken Follet Macmillan 1991 The Parson’s daughter: a 79 0434142530 novel Catherine Cookson Heinemann 1987 80 1855920123 The eagle has flown Jack Higgins Chapmans 1991 81 0718131797 The edge Dick Francis Michael Joseph 1988 82 0747207879 Mistress of Polrudden E. 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Thompson Headline 1993 83 0722176082 Jenny alone Judith Saxton Sphere 1987 84 0747203334 The summer of the Danes Ellis Peters Headline 1991 85 0593022572 Accident Danielle Steel Bantam 1994 86 0091776368 The crocodile bird Ruth Rendell Hutchinson 1993 87 0002239507 Mystical Paths Susan Howatch HarperCollins 1992 88 0593021355 The golden straw Catherine Cookson Bantam 1993 Hodder & 89 0340543817 The secret pilgrim John le Carre Stoughton 1991 90 0593018362 Polo Jilly Cooper Bantam 1991 91 0712649638 Mamista Len Deighton Century 1991 92 0718128516 Hot money Dick Francis Joseph 1987 Hodder & 93 0340574933 Gerald’s game Stephen King Stoughton 1992 94 0434140937 American star: a love story Jackie Collins Heinemann 1993 95 1855920158 Isvik Hammond Innes Chapmans 1991 96 0356190781 Owen Oliver Lena Kennedy Macdonald 1990 97 0434626325 In danger’s hour Douglas Reeman Heinemann 1988 98 0434626341 The white guns Douglas Reeman Heinemann 1989 99 0593024141 The doll’s house Evelyn Anthony Bantam 1992 New English 100 045049599x The dangerous edge Ted Allbeury Library 1991 Published by Public Lending Right The PLR Registrar is happy for the information in this release to be made widely accessible, but he would appreciate PLR's role in compiling it to be acknowledged in any use that it is put to. .