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Anna & I are back to discuss every novel on the 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist and make our shortlist predictions. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.
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My video discussing the books shortlist for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction:
• Women's Prize for Non-...
Predictions video with Anna: • Women's Prize for Fict...
Women's Prize for Fiction: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk
Shortlist announced: April 24
Winner announced: June 13
The longlist and purchase links:
Hangman - Maya Binyam
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In Defence of the Act - Effie Black
tidd.ly/3P4ShQG
And Then She Fell - Alicia Elliott
tidd.ly/49RmXwI
The Wren, The Wren - Anne Enright
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978178...
The Maiden - Kate Foster
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Brotherless Night - V.V. Ganeshananthan
tidd.ly/431yJlN
Restless Dolly Maunder - Kate Grenville
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Enter Ghost - Isabella Hammad
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978178...
Soldier Sailor - Claire Kilroy
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978057...
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster - Mirinae Lee
tidd.ly/3T6OHqy
River East, River West - Aube Rey Lescure
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978071...
The Blue, Beautiful World - Karen Lord
tidd.ly/3v2Z06J
Western Lane - Chetna Maroo
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978152...
Nightbloom - Peace Adzo Medie
uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/978086...
Ordinary Human Failings - Megan Nolan
tidd.ly/49VmZn4
A Trace of Sun - Pam Williams
tidd.ly/3wBYzAO
My full reviews of some of these books:
The Wren, The Wren - Anne Enright
• The Wren, The Wren by ...
River East, River West - Aube Rey Lescure
lonesomereader.com/blog/2024/...
Soldier Sailor - Claire Kilroy
• Soldier Sailor by Clai...
Western Lane - Chetna Maroo
• Western Lane by Chetna...
Nightbloom - Peace Adzo Medie
• Nightbloom by Peace Ad...
Ordinary Human Failings - Megan Nolan
• Ordinary Human Failing...
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
5:01 shortlist predictions
6:03 Brotherless Night
10:11 River East River West
13:08 Enter Ghost
15:56 In Defence of the Act
22:47 Soldier Sailor
27:26 Ordinary Human Failings
28:36 Hangman
33:43 Western Lane
37:19 The Maiden
40:42 Restless Dolly Maunder
42:58 And Then She Fell
47:53 8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster
51:04 The Blue Beautiful World
56:32 Nightbloom
1:03:16 A Trace of Sun
1:08:12 The Wren The Wren
1:10:18 Conclusion
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