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01 November 2011

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Bringing a book to the big screen has been popular with Hollywood for many a year - and 2011 has been no different.

A whole host of novels have been reworked for out viewing pleasure including Never Let Me Go, One Day, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Help.

And so to celebrate all things literary we are giving you the chance to get your hands on some novels that have been transformed into movies this year.

One Day

David Nicholls adapted his own novel as Lone Scherfig brought the popular novel to the big screen.

After spending the night together on the night of their college graduation Dexter and Em are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives.

The movie brought together an impressive cast that included Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess and Patricia Clarkson.

The Eagle

Rosemary Sutcliff's The Eagle of the Ninth is one of the most highly regarded historical novels and Kevin Macdonald was at the helm of the big screen adaptation.

Twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth.

Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

I Don't Know How She Does It

I Don't Know How She Does It saw the return to the big screen of Sarah Jessica Parker in the adaptation of the Alison Pearson novel.

Douglas McGrath is in the director's chair while Pierce Brosnan and Kelsey Grammer are also on the cast list.

A comedy centred on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.

Jane Eyre

There have been a whole host of adaptation of the Charlotte Bronte novel over the years but this autumn Mia Wasikowska teamed up with Michael Fassbender.

Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester (Fassbender).

The isolated and imposing residence, and Mr. Rochester's coldness, have sorely tested the young woman's resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned.

As Jane reflects upon her past and recovers her natural curiosity, she will return to Mr. Rochester, and the terrible secret that he is hiding...

To be in with a chance of winning a book bundle that includes these four titles just answer this question:

Which actress stars as Em in One Day?

1. Drew Barrymore
2. Charlie Theron
3. Anne Hathaway

Closing Date: 2011-12-01

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  1. by Margaret Spicke 03 November 2011

    Saw THE HELP at the cinema at a preview, don' t normally cry at films, but I did at this one, and I wasn't alone, I lived through some of these events, but didn't realise the full impa... Read More

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