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Standing the test of time The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Santiago, a young shepherd living in the hills of Andalucía, feels that there is more to life than his humble home and his flock. One day he finds the courage to follow his dreams into distant lands, each step galvanised by the knowledge that he is following the right path: his own. A beautiful parable about learning to listen to your heart, read the omens strewn along life’s path and, above all, follow your dreams. Originally published in Portuguese The Alchemist has since been translated to many different languages topping bestseller lists in 74 countries worldwide.

First published in 1988

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The story of the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—Little Women details their passage from childhood to womanhood during the 1860’s. It is loosely based on the lives of the author, Louisa May Alcott, and her own three sisters. Little Women is one of the bestselling novels of all time and has been adapted to the screen and stage multiple times – most recently as a film starring OSE Flossie Pugh as Amy.

First published in 1868

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Desperate to hear bedtime stories, Peter Pan waits outside the nursery window of Wendy, John and Michael Darling. When Peter asks Wendy to fly with him to Neverland, the Darling children are whisked away to a world of adventure – of daring fairies, wondrous mermaids and The Lost Boys. But there is danger in Neverland too: the villainous Captain Hook is out for revenge and will stop at nothing to take it. This classic tale is one of the greatest works of children’s literature of the last century.

First published in 1911