Kazuo Ishiguro – Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun is Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the author explores our rapidly changing world to ask the question ‘what does it mean to love?’ Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational abilities carefully watching the behaviour of the customers who come in to browse the store as well as those who pass by outside. She remains hopeful that one day a customer will choose her but when the possibility emerges, Klara is warned not to put too much faith in human promises.