u/RicketyStupidity145

I remember returning to my accommodation (which was a condominium at the time) and taking the lift to the 8th floor, which is where my unit was. The building has multiple towers, but I was certain I had entered the correct one. As usual, I stepped out of the lift and started walking towards my unit. Almost immediately, something felt wrong. When I reached the spot where my unit should have been, I was staring at what appeared to be someone else’s unit instead.

My first thought was that I must have accidentally gone to the wrong floor. I checked the floor number displayed beside the lift, but it clearly said I was on the 8th floor. That made no sense. Since the floor was correct, I convinced myself that I must have entered the wrong tower without realising it.

At that point I genuinely didn’t think much of it so I took the lift back down to the ground floor. As I stepped outside and looked around properly, I was surprised to see that I was actually in my own tower all along. At that point, I remember feeling genuinely unsettled because neither explanation I had come up with made sense anymore.

I decided to go back up to the 8th floor one more time. This time, everything looked exactly as it should. I walked towards my unit, and it was there in its usual place, as if nothing had happened.

Hey there. I’m kind of going through a difficult phase in my life and would really love any kind of book (fiction/non-fiction are both welcome) where the main theme is about a character who never loses hope despite going through long periods of pain/struggle.

I know I could search the subreddit for this genre but I’d really just love to connect with the community :)

Edit: Thank you all so so much for your recommendations. I genuinely feel so happy to have heard from so many of you :)