Dark Like Under Classics_Gift_Guide Estelle would walk barefoot across

Estelle would walk barefoot across European borders and find remnants of home in an Austrian displaced persons camp before finally crossing the Atlantic to arrive in New York City—a young woman carrying the unseen scars of war

Alone and wounded

the Shining Prince

they’re thrown together at a snowy ski resort for her brother’s bachelor party

Dark Like Under Classics_Gift_Guide Estelle would walk barefoot acrossAn Independent Best Book to Look Out For in 2025At an elite secondary school in the English countryside, students and teachers cope with a sudden loss. In the aftermath of a surprising death, students and teachers at an English school grapple with their grief. Yet the bell continues to ring, and normal lifelessons, arguments, flirtationsgoes on. As the heat of the late spring day intensifies, allegiances strain and rivalries escalate, and old secrets