Giving books as gifts at Christmas might seem a little obvious – but it’s actually one of the most rewarding presents you can give someone. If they love it, they will be grateful to you forever.

Books remain exceedingly good value for the hours of entertainment, escape and potentially life-changing inspiration they offer. So here, at a range of prices and across genres, are 12 options for everyone for whom you might need something this Christmas:

The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante

A decade after the world was gripped by Ferrante fever , and speculation ran rife about the identity of its Italian author, Ann Goldstein’s translations of the Neapolitan Quartet novels arrive in one volume. From the tough streets of post-war Naples to literary fame and old age, the unforgettable sto

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