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The Shadow King (Maaza Mengiste)
The Shadow King Author: Maaza Mengiste List: Recent Prize Winner (Short List 2020) Project: War – World War II Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 448 Goodreads: The Shadow King
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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 […]
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A Long Way Down (Nick Hornby)
A Long Way Down follows four strangers who coincidentally meet on New Year’s Eve atop a London building, all with the same intention of ending their lives. Instead, they form an unlikely bond and make […]
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Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall Author: Kazuo Ishiguro List: short stories Project: Orpheus – power of music Year of publication: 2009 Pages: 231 Goodreads: Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall “Five stories […]
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The Time Traveler’s Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler’s Wife Author: Audrey Niffenegger Project: Orpheus – power of music / fleeting nature of happiness Year of publication: 2003 Pages: 540 Goodreads: The Time Traveler’s Wife “A romance about a man, […]
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The Noise of Time (Julian Barnes)
The Noise of Time Author: Julian Barnes Project: Orpheus – power of music Year of publication: 2016 Pages: 184 Goodreads: The Noise of Time “‘Being hero is easier than being a coward’. During […]
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The Cellist of Sarajevo (Steven Galloway)
The Cellist of Sarajevo Author: Steven Galloway Project: Orpheus – power of music Year of publication: 2008 Pages: 235 Goodreads: The Cellist of Sarajevo “A survival novel about the power of music during […]
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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 year-old is raped and murdered, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]