That is the crux of his best-loved book, "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse," starring his most enduring and excitable character.

You wrote her absolutely best-loved book. . . ." And then the reluctant daughter (or the embarrassed son) would be pushed forward to shake Ted's hand.

In the UK, The Horse Whisperer was listed on the BBC's Big Read, a 2003 survey with the goal of finding the "nation's best-loved book".

In the 2003 "Big Read" survey conducted by the BBC, The Lord of the Rings was found to be the "Nation's best-loved book."

The Big Read by the BBC ranked Catch-22 as number 11 on a web poll of the UK's best-loved book.

Her Abbey Series of 38 titles are her best-known and best-loved books.

The book was listed at no. 33 on the BBC's Big Read, a 2003 survey with the goal of finding the "nation's best-loved book".

In 2003, Austen's Pride and Prejudice came second in the BBC's The Big Read, a national poll to find the "Nation's best-loved book."

The Dutch public originally voted for their best-loved books from a "long-list".

Looking back on the early fate of his two best-loved books, he wonders: "Could those coincidences be enough to keep one from having readers?