Fifteen of the most depressing books

One title on The Telegraph's list of the 15 most depressing books:Beloved by Toni Morrison

A novel about slavery is never likely to warm the heart but this tale of a woman who kills her own child rather than have her become a slave – a crime for which she is forever haunted – is chilling. Of all the crimes committed by the slave owners, none is so awful as the iron bit that traps the tongue of