The 40 most romantic pounds of all time
Line your shelves with a gender fiction that transcends gender fiction.
If you like skincice in front of the television with someone you like and you look at a romantic movie, you are not alone. However, the only thing that beats this experience?Do the same thing with a good romantic book. In fact, romance is the most popular genre of the United States, representing $ 1.08 billion in sales in 2013, according to theAmerica's love writers. According toNielsen bookfan Data, romance books accounted for 34% of all fictional sales in the United States and the market increased by 37% shocking between 2014 and 2015.
However, while many readers assume that the genre is all corsishes, there are countless classic novels, you will not be embarrassed to see read in public. With that in mind, we gathered the 40 most romantic pounds of all time, novels in the light of modern classics you will not want to ask. Good reading.
1 The Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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Emily Brontë's only Novel is definitely a stand. The classic of 1847, published under the name of the pen of Brontë, Ellis Bell, tells the story of Lonely Heathcliff, an orphan whose true love, Catherine, is first kept from him by the social status, then death. However, despite the tragedies myriads that permeate each page of this novel, the romance between Catherine and Heathcliff remains one of the most emblematic love stories of all time.
2 Love at cholera time by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
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This 1985 Roman of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Márquez will make the most bulky readers converted. Following the history of extended love of the generation of Fermina protagonists and Florentino as they lose themselves and find themselves in different places of life, this classic will even have the biggest cynical believing with true love.
3 A goodbye to weapons by Ernest Hemingway
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Located in the backdrop of the First World War, this classic of Hemingway is just as romantic as tragic. Following the love story of the ambulance of the ambulance of Frédéric and his Paramor Catherine, the magnificent prose of the book and the dedication of the protagonists to each other can bring out any reader. After all, who would not be charmed by lines like: "When I saw it, I was in love with her. Everything turned to the inside of me. She looked at the door, saw that he n There was nobody, then she was if she was sitting on the side of the bed and leaned down and kissed me "?
4 The light we lost by Jill Santopolo
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Christmas 2017 Jill Santopolo,The light we lost, Ask the question: Can we really overcome our first love? Despite the year, continents and painful devastating events that promise to separate them, Lucy's protagonists and Gabe's love for the other never strive to keep tissues at hand.
5 Love story by Erich Segal
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The 1970 novel that preceded the beloved film of the same name,Love story Is not your typical starry romance. However, it is just as ripping as the love stories come - and, of course, the origin of the classic line ", means that I never have to say that you are sorry."
6 The bronze rider by Paullain Simmons
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Located in Russia of the 1940s, the Romance Romance de Paulina Simmons is all about the many ways that love can overcome adversity. A bloody backdrop never diminishes the continuation of the protagonists of freedom, nor their love for each other, making it a particularly poignant reading during the current period of global political disorders.
7 Winter story By Mark Helprin
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At the intersection of romance and fantasy is Mark Heprin's 1983 Roman,Winter story. Beyond the global romantic plot, the book also contains mythical creatures, gang violence, ghosts and time trips, making it a page turner even for the most atmosphere-avers.
8 Eleanor & Park By Rainbow Rowell
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You do not need to be a huge young adult fan to enjoy literary genius who went in Rainbow Rowell'sEleanor & Park. This story of two pairs that fall in love with their hometown of Nebraska in the 1980s is the perfect antidote for all teen movies where the main characters must change with whom they must be considered worthy of love.
9 Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy
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The masterpiece of Tolstoy's 1878 is just as romantic today as 140 years ago. While the 800-page novel is not exactly a beach, its social class themes, loyalty,passion and jealousy, are only as applicable to a modern audience because they were the first readers of the Russian classic.
10 Just children by Patti Smith
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While romance is a kind mainly composed of fiction,Just children is an indispensable exception to this rule. The book, written by singer and artist Patti Smith, Chronicleshis relationship With photographer Robert Maplethorpe during the beginning of 20 years in New York. And while the book offers an initiate examines the life of the life of the artistic talents of the world, it's just as much a love letter of Smith to his late companion.
11 Shining star by John Keats
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If you have already wanted an inspiration on how to hit the object of your affection socks, look no further thanShining star. Even if John Keats' love of love letters in Fanny Brawe does not move to tears, he will certainly ask you to rethink these Sappy cards that you usually send your other.
12 Like water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel
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The "Food of Love" takes a new meaning with the 1989 erotic novel of Laura EsquivelLike water for chocolate. Unique in the form, thanks to the revenue preceding each chapter, this tale of lover kept by their families also affects countless romantic themes in the spotlight, including jealousy, infidelity and tradition, making for a book which is one of the equal units heartbreaking and inspiring.
13 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
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Even if you had not foundJane Eyre Fascinating when you read it in college, it's worth taking another visit to adulthood. Exploring the relationship between the protagonist and his love, Mr. Rochester, the themes of love and the desire of the book will even have modern audiences surmounted with emotion.
14 A DISCOVER OF WITCHES By Deborah Harkness
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Fantasy fans will not be able to put down deborah harkness'A DISCOVER OF WITCHES. Apparently on the life of Diana Bishop's protagonist as witch, the book is also a story of love - and better still for those of romantic fiction, this one has vampires.
15 Madison County Bridges By Robert James Waller
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Sell more than 60 million copies, you can bet thatMadison County Bridges Is just as romantic as critics and fans say it. The Novella, located in the Iowa of the 1960s, can be a romantic affair between a married woman and a beautiful stranger, but it's just as much about the nature of romance and sorrow.
16 Love and other trains wrecks By Leah Konen
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If you have already wondered if you can fall in love with someone who has just met them,Love and other trains wrecks will convince you that it is possible. In fact, this teen romance is so charming, you could start believing that you can find love in the most desperate places - like Amtrak.
17 The book thief By Markus Zusak
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Even readers who usually shone historical fiction will fall in love withThe book thief. While the main characters of the book retain a Platonic relationship throughout the novel in the backdrop of the Nazi diet in Germany - there is a romantic subcurrent in their grass friendship, even the biggest heart can not deny.
18 Spine birds By Colleen McCullough
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One of the most popular romantic novels of all time,Spine birdssold 33 million copies in the world - and with good reason. Even for those who do not openly kiss the romantic genre, the saga of the family that accelerates the plot will speak to readers of every horizons of life.
19 Love poems by Pablo Neruda
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If you have already wanted to sweep someone with words with words, but I have not been able to advance your style to pass basic basic torque, let Neruda do the job. No matter the opportunity, a verse of one of the works of love poems is sure of wow your audience.
20 Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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Of course, everyone saw the movie now. But the nicholas arouses the novel that preceded the Gosling Ryan and Rachel McAdams Mega-Hit always worth reading.
21 Call me by your name by André Aciman
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Looking for a love story that is not your typical tale-dating-girl? InCall me by your nameThe romance between Elio and Oliver is so beautiful, so heartbreaking and sounds so true to anyone who has been in love that you will not be able to break it off.
22 Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
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What do you have when you combine the Russian revolution, romance and as many characters names you can not take into account?Dr. Zhivago, a novel so incredibly complex and written in a masterly way, you can not rely on the movie version to understand its shades.
23 Norwegian Forest by Hariuki Murakami
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A meditation on the different types of love, you can fall into with different people, this novel Murakami is a nostalgic look about what love really means-and what remains in its place when we lose. And for more essential reading material, discoverThe 30 most selling novels of all time.
24 The circus night by Erin Morgenstern
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Fantasy lovers, rejoice. If you sought to start reading romance,The circus night is the ideal way to start, thanks to its rich fantasy and paranormal base, with just the right amount of romance thrown away.
25 Wife The Time Traveler By Audrey Niffenegger
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If, at the first look, novel by Audrey Niffenegger 2003 seems to be the impact of travel over time on a relationship, on a further inspection, we can ask the question of so many novels seek to answer: "What is waiting really worth it for? »
26 THE RESTICES OF THE DAY by Kazuo Ishigaro
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Beautiful and lugubre equal parts,The remains of the day »s Wonders protagonist, like so many others do in their real lives, how their life would have been changed for the better if they had been with the person they really liked.
27 Summer wives By Beatriz Williams
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Themes of love, money, and mixing romance in all transparency in Beatriz Williams'Summer wives. And while the social class is at the forefront of the intrigue of the novel, his novel is also taken as he is capturing.
28 Gatsby the magnificent by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A tragic novel if ever there was one,the relationship Between Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan is among the most heartbreaking forever the grace of the page. And even if you do not read Gatsby-widely considered the archetype of the great American novel for the novel, read the magnificent prose of Fitzgerald alone.
29 The sun is also a star By Nicola Yoon
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Romans have been traversed a long way in recent decades. Example: Nicola Yoon ofThe sun is also a star, A poignant, and often heartbreaking, looking how a novel can change your life.
30 One day by David Nicholls
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Located on the same day every year over two decades, this romantic novel explore the protagonists, love and nostalgia, losses. Make sure you are ready for a serious crying before diving.
31 Outlander By Diana Gabaldon
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The book series The popular TV show is based on,Outlander Combine historical fiction, romance, and time travel for a preheaval really read even anti-readers resolutely romantic can be placed behind.
32 Me before you By Jojo Moyes
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Love between the two main characters inMe before you does not start that way. In fact, it is virtually the animosity at the first until it blooms in something beautiful, heartbreaking, and becomes a relationship that will sound true for readers of every horizons of life. And for more ways to keep your novel on the right track, check out these40 former relationship counseling that always applies today.
33 Great expectations by Charles Dickens
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Childhood Friendship Flowers in Romance enters this time-honored became orphans pip and beautiful estella. And for those who have already had a permanent obstacle in the manner of their love for someone, this classic of Dickens is sure both the uprising and breaking your heart.
34 Our stars By John Green
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Who said a book about a serious illness can not cheer up?Our stars, Who follows two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group, is so much on the disease because it is to find that the love box spring of the most unlikely places.
35 A point in time by Amanda James
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Do you want a little time trip with your novel? Then you will loveA point in time By Amanda James, a perfect introduction to the genus for generally avoiding romance.
36 Then you wereBy Miranda Lasson
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A small romance city with a big heart, is Miranda LassonThen you were manages to avoid saccharin while being mievrerie almost too novel a romantic charm you will find everywhere.
37 Pride and prejudice By Jane Austen
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If you did not read this classic Jane Austen, it's time to remedy. After all, where else you will read charming, although old lines like "the imagination of a lady is very fast, he jumps admiration to love, love to marriage in a moment" ?
38 BOY CEETS BOY by David Levithan
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A big twist on the classic boy-duty-girl paradigm,BOY CEETS BOYis a teenage love for modern age.
39 The princess to marry By William Goldman
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You may have seen the movie, but if you did not read The princess to marry , you are missed. Full of comedy, fantasy, adventure and one of the most romantic love stories of all time, you do not need to be a lover of romance to fall in love with this book.
40 Wandered By Margaret Mitchell
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One of the most classic romances in modern history, Wandered Tackling social, political and romantic themes, which allows him to feel practically as applicable today than when he was published for the first time in 1936.
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