Tell the story of the book that changed your life

Waterstones launches The Book That Made Me and invites readers to share the book that changed their life

The ongoing series of stories includes contributions by Terry Pratchett, who says The Wind in the Willows was the first book he read for pleasure, and Caitlin Moran, who describes how reading Little Women shaped her as a writer.

Other celebrities who have contributed to The Book That Made Me are Julia Donaldson, Sir Norman Foster, Mariella Frostrup and Neil Gaiman.

Anyone can submit their story, either online or in any branch of Waterstones.

What was the book that changed your life?

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