
Harwell Book Club
Booker Prize winning book Orbital is the next book selected by the Book Club.
Written by Samantha Harvey, it is a “novel propelled by the beauty of sixteen sunrises and sixteen sunsets. Everyone and no one is the subject, as six astronauts in the International Space Station circle the Earth observing the passages of weather across the fragility of borders and time zones. With her language of lyricism and acuity, Harvey makes our world strange and new for us.” – Booker Prize.
In collaboration with Be Free Young Carers, we’ll be discussing Orbital on Tuesday 25th February at 12:15 in Quad Two.
How It Works
Sign Up: Register to join the book club by Tuesday 4th February (you may register after this date but we can’t guarantee a book).
Collect Your Book: We’ll provide the book. Simply pick it up from Quad Two from Tuesday 4th February.
Read & Discuss: You’ll have 20 days to read the book before we meet for our discussion over lunch in Quad Two on Tuesday 25th February. We’ll provide pizza, or feel free to bring your own lunch. Each session will last for 45 minutes.
About Be Free Young Carers:
Based on campus, Be Free Young Carers is the only charity in Oxfordshire dedicated to supporting children aged 8–17 with caregiving responsibilities for a family member. They’re passionate about learning and growing through books, and can’t wait to connect with other readers on campus.
The book club will be led by Hannah, one of their fundraisers. If you love discussing business and self-development books, we want to see you there.