The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag is a book set in Cambridge, England full of magical realism. After Alba has the worst experience of her life and is forced to leave Cambridge University she finds herself being called to a mysterious house run by a beautiful older woman who takes her in and tells her she can stay there for 99 days while she turns her life around.

There are two other women staying at the house as well as a ghost and numerous famous women pictured on the walls who once stayed there. They have a tendency to come to life from time to time and voice their opinions on all manner of things. With a wonderful cast of literary figures and just the right amount of magic, this book was a joy to read.