I bought some second hand books last year, but don't know any of the authors. I've read some of them. Some was good, some not so good. The below are what I have left and I'm asking whether you know any of these?

I want to start a new one this evening - can you recommend any of them?

Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
Joanna Trollope writing as Caroline Harvey - The Tavernes Place
Carloz Ruiz Zafron - The Shadow of the Wind
The Burning - Sue Walker
The Shipping News - Annie Proulx
The Queen and I - Sue Townshend
Brick Lane - Monica Ali