The Lost Souls' Café

A refuge, six lost souls, and the chance to start anew, in a novel as comforting as a hot cup of coffee on an autumn afternoon.

In the most unexpected corner of Madrid lies an oasis capable of halting the city's chaos: Anabel's Refuge, where the aroma of homemade pastries and freshly brewed coffee invites you to reconnect. Guided by Anabel's intuition and her son Diego's forest spirit, four hearts find common ground when they least expect it and need it most.

Manuela has felt like she's dying a little each day for five years, trapped in a routine that barely scrapes by. Antonio, the romantic postman, is still waiting for a letter that never arrives. Briana fears her new flower shop will wither before it even blooms, and Víctor has long since run out of words to tell his own story, even though he brings the stories of others to life as an editorial translator.

But life and the magic of November — that month when autumn borders on Christmas — have other plans: Friday after Friday, between coffees, carrot cakes and good company, the four begin to recover what they thought was lost.