The Mission House by Carys Davies

In the shadow of the Indian Himalayas, a weary Englishman named Hilary Byrd seeks peace and simplicity after a life gone adrift. He takes refuge in a mission house — a tranquil place filled with history, faith, and quiet kindness.

But as friendships form and memories resurface, the cracks beneath the calm begin to show. The beauty of the hills conceals political unease, and the comfort Hilary finds begins to blur with danger.

Both tender and unsettling, The Mission House explores belonging, displacement, and the fragile distance between innocence and complicity — a haunting reflection on what it means to seek home in a world still shaped by its past.