INDIA, Nov. 24 -- There comes a point every year. That is the moment you realise your fingers have become tiny, decorative icicles. Now, the only logical life choice is to cocoon yourself in a blanket and declare a seasonal truce with the world. This is when cosy books for winter reading sweep in like the literary equivalent of cinnamon rolls. They are warm and soothing and they help make you forget that your toes no longer have sensation. And honestly, who among us doesn't love building a winter personality entirely out of our books to read in winter? Here are the best cosy books to read in this winter.

Because reading in the winter is a mood. It's the promise of fictional characters or the gentle hum of the heater. These books are a pe...