1. Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn (Penguin £6.99).

2. Broken Biscuit by John Cowell (John Blake £6.99).

3. Mulligan's Yard by Ruth Hamilton (Corgi £5.99).

4. High Hopes by Billy Hopkins (Headline £5.99).

5. It Takes One To Know One by Gervase Phinn (Puffin £3.99).

6. Over Hill & Dale by Gervase Phinn (Penguin £6.99).

7. Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher (Coronet £6.99).

8. Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday £16.99).

9. Our Kid by Bill Hopkins (Headline £6.99).

10. Lancashire Lasses Their Lives & Crimes by Steve Jones (Wicked £7.99).

All prices quoted are recommended retail prices.

Compiled by Sweetens Bookshop, Deansgate, Bolton.