BOOKS / The Independent on Sunday Bestseller List

BRITISH HARDBACK FICTION

1 Decider by Dick Francis Michael Joseph pounds 14.99

2 Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend, Methuen pounds 8.99

3 The Willows in Winter by William Horwood, HarperCollins pounds 12.99

4 Copperhead by Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins pounds 9.99

5 Mrs de Winter by Susan Hill Sinclair-Stevenson pounds 12.99

6 The Matisse Stories by A S Byatt, Chatto pounds 9.99

7 Pemberley by Emma Tennant Hodder pounds 9.99

8 Honour Among Thieves by Jeffrey Archer, HarperCollins pounds 14.99

9 The Golden Straw by Catherine Cookson Bantam pounds 14.99

10 The Night Manager by John le Carre Hodder pounds 14.99

HARDBACKS

1 Bravo Two-Zero by Andy McNab Bantam pounds 14.99 (1/13)

2 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher HarperCollins pounds 25 (3/11)

3 Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle, Secker pounds 12.99 (2/15)

4 Some Other Rainbow by John McCarthy & Jill Morrell Bantam pounds 14.99 (4/16)

5 Life in the Freezer by Alastair Fothergill, BBC pounds 18.99 (5/7)

6 Summer Collection by Delia Smith BBC pounds 14.99 (14/14)

7 The Guinness Book of Records 1994 ed Peter Matthews, pounds 14.99 (7/10)

8 Complete Cookery Course by Delia Smith, BBC pounds 15.99 (-/1)

9 Taken on Trust by Terry Waite Hodder pounds 14.99 (11/16)

10 Complete Illustrated Cookery Course by Delia Smith, BBC pounds 22.99 (12/4)

11 The Wartime Kitchen & Garden by Jennifer Davies, BBC pounds 16.99 (8/3)

12 Decider by Dick Francis Michael Joseph pounds 14.99 (-/9)

13 Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book Mitchell Beazley pounds 7.99 (15/5)

14 A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Bantam pounds 14.99 (-/1)

15 Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years by Sue Townsend Methuen pounds 8.99 (6/16)

PAPERBACKS

1 Wild Swans by Jung Chang Flamingo pounds 6.99 (1/16)

2 Driving Force by Dick Francis, Pan pounds 4.99 (9/4)

3 The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller Mandarin pounds 3.99 (2/16)

4 Mixed Blessings by Danielle Steel Corgi pounds 4.99 (3/6)

5 Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett, Corgi pounds 4.99 (6/7)

6 Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin, Black Swan pounds 5.99 (-/1)

7 The Last Command by Timothy Zahn, Bantam pounds 4.99 (-/1)

8 The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters Warner pounds 4.99 (7/3)

9 Rebel by Bernard Cornwell HarperCollins pounds 4.99 (-/1)

10 The Queen and I by Sue Townsend, Mandarin pounds 4.99 (4/16)

11 The Scorpio Illusion by Robert Ludlum, HarperCollins pounds 5.99 (11/2)

12 The Maltese Angel by Catherine Cookson, Corgi pounds 4.99 (10/14)

13 Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams Pan pounds 4.99 (5/14)

14 The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Penguin pounds 5.99 (-/7)

15 Scruples 2 by Judith Krantz, Bantam pounds 4.99 (-/1)

The first figure in square brackets shows last week's place; the second shows the number of appearances on this list. Compiled by Bookwatch