This time I opted for more serious book, so I chose Beware of Pity (Ungeduld des Herzens) written by an Austrian novelist Stefan Zweig. 

The book relates the story of lieutenant Anton Hofmille who gets to know young paralyzed girl named Edith and starts to spend with her and her family more and more time because of the compassion he feels for her. Although he feels nothing but pity for her, Edith falls in love with the young man. The story is touching and very well told.

The characters are well developed and psychologically credible. In fact, I think that the psychology is the strongest point of the book. A reader can look into protagonist's mind and actually understand his motivations, emotions and actions. It shows how a sensible and altruist man can find himself in a very difficult situation and how the pity he feels for the disabled girl slowly makes him embroiled in the terrible tragedy. 

Beware of Pity is definitely a great book, but it is not a “light” type of reading. However, I can recommend it to every person who likes that kind of novels.