Books to read curled up in bed with a cup of tea. Melancholic, slow, nostalgic.
A quiet dystopia set in an English boarding school where nothing is as it seems. A heartbreaking novel about memory, love and humanity.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A tender and tad bit gross story of loss, in which a grieving mother tries to raise her dead son back to life.
Monstrilio
A moody historical mystery set in 1800s Joseon Korea, following a teenage orphan drawn into an investigation.
The Silence of Bones
A dreamy, strange fragmented novel that drifts through stories, myths and memories in a Southern Polish town.
House of Day, House of Night
An unusual love story filled with melancholy, between a middle aged woman and her elderly former teacher. Such a great meditation on loneliness and human connection.
Strange Weather in Tokyo
A nostalgic novella about love lost to time and war, in which an ill-fated couple reunites after being forcefully separated during the First World War.
