Open Option
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres Author: Jane Smiley Year of publication: 1991 Pages: 371 Category: Shakespeare Retold: King Lear Goodreads: A Thousand Acres
1981-2000
Orpheus
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity Author: Nick Hornby Project: Orpheus – power of music / love and trust Year of publication: 1995 Pages: 340 Goodreads: High Fidelity “After his latest relationship stranded, music shop owner Rob comes to […]
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
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
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 […]
Open Option
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession Author: A.S. Byatt Label: Open Option Year of publication: 1990 Pages: 555 Goodreads: Possession “Two parallel stories, one of artists and one of academic researchers unified by romance. With poetry, letters, diary […]
War
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration Author: Pat Barker Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 1991 Pages: 256 Goodreads: Regeneration “Civil disobedience occurs when duty conflicts with conscience. Set during World War I, though no […]
Open Option
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours Author: Michael Cunningham Year of publication: 1998 Pages: 298 Goodreads: The Hours “The writer, the reader and the character are put in an interesting web of story based on Mrs Dalloway […]
War
Lies of Silence (Brian Moore)
Lies of Silence Author: Brian Moore Year of publication: 1990 Pages: 192 Goodreads: Lies of Silence “Would you help terrorists to protect your family? An answer is given in this novel about the […]
Dystopia
The Handmaid’s Tale (Margaret Atwood)
Offred, the central character in The Handmaid’s Tale, lives in a dystopian society known as Gilead. The novel explores Offred’s experiences within the oppressive regime, her struggle to retain her individuality and memories, and her […]