As the title says – I’m looking for holiday present ideas for a family member who loves beautiful writing, especially when used to describe striking settings. She loves mystery novels (as do I), but while I tend to be a bit more plot-focused, she really loves writing that leads her to pause and reread sentences over again just to take it all in. Some she’s read and liked include:
- Anything by Tana French (the queen of atmospheric mysteries, IMO!)
- Jane Harper’s standalone novels (less the Aaron Falk)
- All the Colors of the Dark, by Chris Whitaker
- Foster, by Claire Keegan (and her other books)
- Smilla’s Sense of Snow, by Peter Hoeg
- Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
- Kala, by Colin Walsh
- Disappearing Earth, by Julia Phillips
Anyone have any good recs in a similar vein? They don’t necessarily need to be mysteries – that’s just a genre I know she likes. She has absolutely no interest at all in fantasy or science fiction. Thanks in advance!!
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