War
Toby’s Room (Pat Barker)
Toby’s Room Author: Pat Barker Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 2012 Pages: 256 Goodreads: Toby’s Room “Toby died in the trenches of World War I. Toby’s room is about […]
Month: May 2020
Orpheus
The Music Shop (Rachel Joyce)
The Music Shop Author: Rachel Joyce Project: Orpheus – power of music / love and trust / fleeting nature of happiness Year of publication: 2017 Pages: 368 Goodreads: The Music Shop “A different […]
War
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha Author: Arthur Golden Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1997 Pages: 434 Goodreads: Memoirs of a Geisha “Set in World War II this novel tells the […]
War
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls Author: Ernest Hemingway List: Open Option Project: war Year of publication: 1940 Pages: 471 Goodreads: For Whom the Bell Tolls “Set in the Spanish Civil War this novel […]
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 a witch hunt by the […]
War
When We Were Orphans (Kazuo Ishiguro)
When We Were Orphans Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 2000 Pages: 320 Goodreads: When We Were Orphans “A detective story in which during the Sino-Japanese War […]
War
The Yellow Birds (Kevin Powers)
Set against the backdrop of war, this novel delves into the intertwined lives of two soldiers and explores themes of friendship, loss, and the haunting effects of combat. Through a complex narrative, it offers a […]
War
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong Author: Sebastian Faulks Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 1993 Pages: 503 Goodreads: Birdsong “Gripping story of a Great War experience and its effect on relations, family, and personal […]
War
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun Author: J.G. Ballard Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 1984 Pages: 279 Goodreads: Empire of the Sun “Autobiographical story about surviving and growing up in a […]
War
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement Author: Ian McEwan Project: war – World War II Year of publication: 2001 Pages: 335 Goodreads: Atonement “Revolving around the search for identity and overcoming guilt divided into three periods, including World […]