Monica Pareschi

25 books

After This by Alice McDermott

After This

Alice McDermott

279 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Alfred and Emily by Doris Lessing

Alfred and Emily

Doris Lessing

274 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Anatomy of a Disappearance by Hisham Matar

Anatomy of a Disappearance

Hisham Matar

224 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Animal by Lisa Taddeo

Animal

Lisa Taddeo

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Buk Book: Musings on Charles Bukowski by Jim Christy, Claude Powell

The Buk Book: Musings on Charles Bukowski

Jim Christy, Claude Powell

88 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography dark sad medium-paced
A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews

A Complicated Kindness

Miriam Toews

256 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

835 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry

Dark Lies the Island

Kevin Barry

192 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

Deepa Anappara

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery dark mysterious sad medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

246 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced