Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Orange Prize for Fiction, 2010 - that I might read

I wasn't aware that the U.K. had an annual prize for fiction written by women; for more on all the books, see the March 16, 2011 slideshow in The Guardian.  For the ones I think I might read:
Lyrics Alley  Leila Aboulela

Jamrach's Menagerie  Carol Birch

The Pleasure Seekers  Tishani Doshi - maybe

The Memory of Love  Aminatta Forna - already on my list...should really get on that

The Seas  Samantha Hunt - I think I have another book by this author on the list (Invention of Everything?)

The Birth of Love  Joanna Kavenna

Great House  Nicole Krauss - have I read about this book elsewhere?

The Tiger's Wife  Tea Obreht - okay, I thought it looked intriguing when I saw it in the window of the Harvard Bookstore, and then the Times loved it (more than once), and now this...really must read it sooner rather than later

Swamplandia  Karen Russell - already on the list

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives  Lola Shoneyin - I wish the title didn't rhyme :(

Annabel  Kathleen Winter - on the list

Also on the list: Room, by Emma Donoghue, which I still think was just amazing...

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