Science Fiction
Klara and the Sun
An Artificial Friend watches the world from a shop window and then from a family's home, learning what it means to love.
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The Remains of the Day
Concierge Pick · Autumn 2026
The Remains of the Day
An impeccable English butler takes a motoring holiday and looks back on a lifetime of service, and on what he never allowed himself to say.
Short, exact and devastating. Perfect for readers who love restraint.
- Genres
- Literary Fiction
- Themes
- MemoryClassLove
- Length
- Under 300 pages
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