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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)

Author: Donna Tartt Published: 2013 Pages: 771     Thirteen-year-old Theo Decker survives a tragedy that changes his life. Clinging to a stolen painting that reminds him of his late mother, he navigates grief, love, […]

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Western Lane (Chetna Maroo)

Author: Chatna Maroo Published: 2023 Pages: 160 Prize: Recent Prize Short List (Shortlist, Man Booker 2023) Project: Orpheus | fleeting nature of happiness | unaccepted death            please note that subscription […]

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Bewilderment (Richard Powers)

Bewilderment follows Theo Byrne, a grieving widowed astrobiologist, and his son Robin as they navigate the complexities of grief. While Theo immerses himself in his research, searching for answers in the cosmos, Robin grapples with […]

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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, […]