More than a decade ago my sister bought me The Modern Library: The 200 Best Books Written in English Since 1950 (Carmen Callil and Colm Toibin, Picador, 1999).  There are lots of books of the same ilk and any ‘best’ list is bound to be subjective.  So it mostly sits untouched on the bookshelf next … More The Secret History by Donna Tartt