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A tender, beautifully ordinary portrait of a marriage weathering the quiet triumphs and historical upheavals of the twentieth century. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ethel & Ernest.
- nostalgic
- intimate
- bittersweet
- cozy
- 01
When the Wind Blows
Raymond Briggs
A devastating collision of cozy domesticity and apocalyptic horror that will leave you utterly heartbroken.
- 02
Gentleman Jim
Raymond Briggs
A bittersweet, beautifully illustrated ode to the quiet desperation and boundless imagination of an ordinary man.
- 03
Moomin
Tove Jansson · 2006
A cozy, gently absurd stroll through a bohemian valley where philosophical musings meet everyday eccentricities.
- 04
Birthday letters
Ted Hughes
A haunted, visceral excavation of a doomed literary marriage and the inescapable gravity of memory.
- 05
Displacement
Lucy Knisley
A tender, watercolor-washed journey through the choppy waters of caregiving, memory, and generational love.
- 06
Churchill
Andrew Roberts
A cinematic and visually striking journey through the life of a complex statesman, blending historical gravity with the brisk energy of a graphic novel.
- 07
It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
Zoe Thorogood
A brutally honest, visually explosive plunge into the mind of an artist trying to draw her way out of the dark.
- 08
Jimmy Corrigan
Chris Ware · 2006
A meticulously constructed, heartbreakingly beautiful monument to profound loneliness and generational failure.
- 09
Sisters
Raina Telgemeier
A funny, deeply relatable ride through the cramped quarters of a family road trip and the even tighter confines of sisterhood.
- 10
A Child's Christmas in Wales
Dylan Thomas · 2003
A lyrical, snow-dusted plunge into the sensory magic and warm nostalgia of a childhood winter.
- 11
Chuck Amuck
Chuck Jones · 1989
A lively, reflective journey through the kinetic mind and career of an iconic American animator.
- 12
Below stairs
Margaret Powell
A sharp, gossipy, and wonderfully unvarnished peek behind the green baize door of 1920s English high society.
