Open Option
Unsettled Ground (Claire Fuller)
Unsettled Ground Author: Claire Fuller List: Recent Prize Winner [Costa Book Awards – Winner 2021] Year of publication: 2021 Pages: 289 Goodreads: Unsettled Ground
truth
War
The First Casualty (Ben Elton)
The First Casualty Author: Ben Elton Project: War – World War I Year of publication: 2005 Pages: 444 Goodreads: The First Casualty
Open Option
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman Author: John Fowles Year of publication: 1969 Pages: 470 Goodreads: The French Lieutenant’s Woman
Orpheus
The Tiger’s Wife (Téa Obreht)
The Tiger’s Wife Author: Téa Obreht Project: Orpheus – unaccepted death Project: war – Balkan War Year of publication: 2011 Pages: 336 Goodreads: The Tiger’s Wife “A story weaving of fragments of events, set […]
Orpheus
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 […]
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 […]
War
The Garden of Evening Mists (Tan Twang Eng)
The Garden of Evening Mists tells the story of Yun Ling Teoh, a woman seeking solace and redemption in the aftermath of World War II. Set in the highlands of Malaya, the novel explores themes […]
Open Option
Snap (Belinda Bauer)
Snap Author: Belinda Bauer Label: Open Option (Man Booker 2018 Longlist) Year of publication: 2018 Pages: 352 Goodreads: Snap