• Orpheus

    Orfeo (Richard Powers)

    Orfeo Author: Richard Powers Project: Orpheus – power of music / love and trust Year of publication: 2014 Pages: 400 Goodreads: Orfeo     “Combining music with science leads to [...]
  • Orpheus

    The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)

    In a post-Arthurian Britain, a couple embarks on a journey to find their lost memories. Along the way, they encounter various challenges, meet unique characters, and uncover truths about their [...]
  • Orpheus

    The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)

    The Lovely Bones Author: Alice Sebold Project: Orpheus – unaccepted death / fleeting nature of happiness Year of publication: 2002 Pages: 372 Goodreads: The Lovely Bones     “A fourteen [...]
  • Orpheus

    Orpheus Girl (Brynne Rebele-Henry)

    Orpheus Girl Author: Brynne Rebele-Henry Project: Orpheus – love and trust Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 176 Goodreads: Orpheus Girl “Two teenage girls are sent to a conversion camp to ‘cure’ [...]
  • Orpheus

    The Great Passion (James Runcie)

    The Great Passion Author: James Runcie Project: Orpheus – Power of Music Year of publication: 2022 Pages: 272 Goodreads: The Great Passion                
  • Dystopia

    Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)

    Never Let Me Go follows the lives of Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy, who grow up in a mysterious boarding school called Hailsham. As they navigate their way through love, friendship, [...]

Project Orpheus

Project Dystopia

The Wall (John Lanchester)

Dystopia

The Wall Author: John Lanchester List: Open Option (Man Booker Longlist 2019) Project:  dystopia – government / environmental / social injustice Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 276 Goodreads: The Wall          

Project war

A God in Ruins (Kate Atkinson)

Recent Prize Winner

A God in Ruins Author: Kate Atkinson List: Recent Prize Winner Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 2015 Pages: 468 Goodreads: A God in Ruins