Orfeia
A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author

Thank you for this book. It was absolutely perfect and truly deserves so much more recognition. Favourites list. "Home was where you went when nothing else in the world made sense, and all you wanted to do was curl up under a blanket and sleep until the stars began to fall and all the world was as......more

Yesterday my significant other and myself were out shopping in a shopping centre in the city of Limerick. There is a small independent book shop there that we like to support (also a good excuse to buy more books) and because I wanted to have a look at Joanne Harris' book Orfeia we decided to try th......more

I think maybe I just... didn't get this? The book is a modern-day fairy tale, taking the tale of King Orfeo (which in turn is inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice) and turning it into a story about a woman grieving the loss of her daughter, and just how far she'll go to find her again. The problem is, I......more

2.5 ⭐️ Initial reaction: WHAT did I just start reading? Half way through: WHAT am I reading? Final reaction: WELL that was a weird yet beautiful thing… I was confused what time period we were in, it was modern day (talked about fitbits and phones etc..) yet the language used was very much from the pas......more

It is rare that I start a book and within the first 5 pages read know that it's gonna be 5 stars,, this is one such a book. I cannot say how absolutely beautifully it's written. Also, i don't think i need to tell anyone familiar with Joanne M. harris' work that it's exactly as whimsical as a modern......more