'The last glass of milk has not yet been drunk'

Meet your new life coach: Franz Kafka.

Comfort, hope, laughter, wisdom: Kafka's words have it all. Though he has been dead for more than a century, on every page of this book can be found a very present friend and ally.

Kafka wrote a lot of letters during his short life - to lovers and crushes, friends and family. This book draws from those letters to offer us miniature messages of understanding and fellow-feeling. Find advice in love, encouragement to laugh, joy in nature, work and rest: in Kafka's words we find a person who wishes only good to others.

So when in need, reach for a pep talk from a delightful if unlikely hero...