An unnamed narrator as she helps her editor hide from the Memory Police and cope with an Orwellian world where memories no longer exist.

A charming debut novel, about an unlikely friendship between an elderly widow and a giant Pacific octopus that will leave you surprised and delighted!

The author assured me that this book was a translation of an epic poem called Jayaparajaya, retold so a layman like myself could understand it.

A 7-year-old boy recalls the memories of a missing 22-year-old musician in this psychological thriller about fierce love between mothers and sons

The stories are bleak and very reminiscent of the stories taking place in Communist Russia – snow, poverty, alcoholism, dead-end jobs,

I the magical realism, an explanation of Chinese calligraphy. A fascinating read into what makes up the calligraphy symbols, and how Daiyu interprets them

A mesmerizing yet profoundly sad book since we know the outcome from the onset. The author’s 27-year-old daughter fell ill with porphyria and lapsed into a coma

The author did an excellent job pulling off the dual timeline. I was surprise to learn that The Lost Apothecary is her first book

The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa is a short fable, a feel-good story which was a nice read during this time of year

Piranesi is an apt novel for 2020. The theme of being alone in your own world, in a “House”, a study in solitude, is something we could certainly understand.