De slaap die geen uren kent by Sebastiaan Chabot (2020)
admin Kurt Kuschfeld, a man in his fifties, lives in Reichsburg, Germany, in 1950. He works nights maintaining the street lighting in the little town, and lives in the tower of…
The White City Tale
Three years into lockdown, L-City is a ghost of itself. Its crime rates have drastically increased— violent crimes as a matter of course (as the infected tend to lose empathy…
The Late Life (Das späte Leben) by Bernhard Schlink (2023)
Martin is a 76-year-old man who learns that he has pancreatic cancer with less than six months to live. He struggles with the idea of telling his wife, Ulla, and…
Long Island by Colm Tóibín (2024)
Eilis has been married to Tony for two decades, and they reside in Long Island with their teenage children, Rosella and Larry. Their home is part of a compound with…
Направени от вина (Born of Guilt) by Joanna Elmy (2022)
The novel follows the life of Yana, an immigrant in the US, who chooses to overstay her summer work visa and live as an illegal alien, all while deceiving her…
Day by Michael Cunningham (2024)
The novel revolves around a family, primarily centered on the character Isabel, her husband Dan, their two children Nathan and Violet, and Isabel’s younger brother Robbie. The story takes place…
Good Material by Dolly Alderton (2023)
Andy and Jen, a couple who had been together for three years, have recently broken up. Andy is struggling to cope with the separation and has moved back in with…
Nowhere Like Home by Sara Shepard (2024)
This novel is about the reunion of two estranged friends, Lenna and Rhiannon, amidst a mysterious and secluded women-and-children-only intentional community. The narrative shifts between the present day and flashbacks,…
Funny Story by Emily Henry (2024)
In Waning Bay, Michigan, Daphne Vincent, a children’s librarian in her early 30s, had built a stable and organized life with her fiancé, Peter Collins. Peter, a predictable and handsome…
And So the Baton is Passed (そして、バトンは渡された) by Maiko Seo (2018)
Seventeen-year old Yuko lives with a young stepfather who takes his job as a parent seriously. Despite several changes in her home situation, and being raised by people who are…