Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos (Penguin, $22.95).
My mum recommended this book, which is a series of letters and has been adapted for films and plays numerous times.
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (Penguin, $12.95).
The idea of a relationship between a man and a much younger girl is controversial - but I loved this tale of forbidden love.
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Penguin, $9.95).
A tragic romance, this incredible book focuses on Anna's affair and society's reaction to it.
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