'It will renew your faith in humanity': books to bring comfort in dark times; The best literary comfort reads rebuild our strength so we can face reality, argues novelist Francesca Segal. She picks her ultimate reading list - with help from Nick Hornby, Sathnam Sanghera and Naomi Alderman

Byline: Francesca Segal 'Life is short and the world / is at least half terrible,' observes the poet Maggie Smith. But which are the books to reach for when the [...]