Klara and the Sun

"Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro is the compelling story of Klara, a solar-powered Artificial Friend, who wishes to be chosen as a companion to a human being.

Klara is an observant and intelligent android whose only understanding of the outside world comes from her experiences inside the store she is for sale in. She has found out a lot about humans from watching them through the shop window and noticing their behaviour when they come inside to browse. Fourteen-year-old Josie picks Klara to be her Artificial Friend and brings Klara home with her. At her new home Klara forms a dear friendship with Josie and Rick, the boy next door. When Josie's health begins to seriously deteriorate Klara turns to the sun for hope, help and guidance

"Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro is a fascinating and capitaving book written by the celebrated British author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Kazuo Ishiguro, that may very well prove to be as enduring a classic as "Never Let Me Go" and "The Remains of the Day".