Orpheus Lost (Audiobook)

from mojomomma

This is a story about how people deal with desperation. Leela and Mishka fall in love during a time when Boston is undergoing some suicide bombing incidents. Mishka finds out the father he thought had died before he was born is in fact alive in Lebanon and is an admired figure among right-wing Is...

from Scrabblenut

I could not put this book down from the first page. Her writing is magical. The book involves music and math, terrorism and love. The story is heartbreaking yet uplifting. Highly recommended.

from heathereb

I really loved this book. I know the storyline seemed a bit far-fetched at times, but I loved the quirkiness of the characters, from the mysterious uncle playing in the upstairs room in the Daintree, to the father with all of his hangups. I introduced it to my book club and it really divided the ...

from Floratina

READ IN DUTCHIt may not really come as a surprise that this book is like a modern retelling of the story of Orpheus and Euridice. Although in this book, 'Orpheus' gets lost (the title is already spoiling it, really). Mishka is a musician, and ironically plays a piece of music about Orpheus on mul...

from ros.peters

Very cleverly constructed novel. Weaves the lives of 3 characters and 3 locations into a suspense novel that somehow makes sense without being too contrived. I found it a page turner would now like to read other novels by this author.