So we know know that the Bailey's Prize went, not entirely unexpectedly, to Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half Formed Thing. I loved that the prize went to a new … [Read more...]
The Bailey’s Prize 2014 Shortlist
So the Bailey’s Prize short list was announced last night. In terms of accuracy I fared very badly – only two of my wish list appeared on the short list … [Read more...]
My Bailey’s Prize 2014 short list wish list
Twenty novels later, it’s time to write my wishlist for the Baileys’ Prize Shortlist. Reading the long list has been a wonderful experience and there are no … [Read more...]
The Dogs of Littlefield by Suzanne Berne
In 1999, Suzanne Berne won the Orange Prize with A Crime in the Neighbourhood. The Orange Prize has been reborn as the Baileys’ Prize and Berne is once again on … [Read more...]
Eleven Days by Lea Carpenter
Novels set in the First and Second World Wars continue to come thick and fast – Anna Hope’s Wake, Louise Walters’ Mrs Sinclair’s Suitcase, Audrey Magee’s The … [Read more...]