Staff top picks 2009

It has been widely acknowledged in the bibliophile world that 2009 was a great year for books. Because of this it seemed an almost traumatising experience for some of our lovely staff to narrow down their favourite books of 2009 to just three. So here they are, the desert island worthy books Time Out fell in love with in 2009: Wendy The Glass Room - Simon Mawer Love and Summer - William Trevor Olive Kitteridge -Elizabeth Strout Sarah Olive Kitteridge -Elizabeth Strout Eating Animals - Jonathan Safran Foer Miles From Nowhere - Nami Mun Harriet The Glass Room - Simon Mawer An Equal Stillness - Francesca Kay The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness Emma After the Fire a Still Small Voice - Evie Wyld Miles From Nowhere - Nami Mun Brooklyn - Colm Toibin Henry Zeitoun - Dave Eggers The Glass Room - Simon Mawer Invisible - Paul Auster Tim Neale Leviathan (the whale) - Philip Hoare 2666 - Roberto Bolano The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson Marni Burnt Shadows - Kamila Shamsie Food Wars - Walden Bello Juliet Naked - Nick Hornby Tim G The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood Amulet - Roberto Bolano Invisible - Paul Auster