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www.walterscottprize.co.uk
| | whatmeread.com
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| | I feel safe in saying that if I wasn't reading Hungry Ghosts for my Walter Scott project, I wouldn't have read it at all. It is absolutely brutal. In 1940s Trinidad, Krishna lives with his family in the Barracks, run-down ex-military barracks that are leaky and filthy, where five families live in each building, one...
| | portobellobookblog.com
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| | THE SHORTLIST FOR 2024 WALTER SCOTT PRIZE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! The judges have announced the shortlist for the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which is now under the new management of The Abbotsford Trust. The six books going forward for the £25,000 award are: THE NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe (Chatto...
| | www.josephhorowitz.com
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| | [AI summary] The article reviews Joseph Horowitz's novel 'The Marriage' which explores Gustav and Alma Mahler's experiences in New York, blending historical facts with fictional elements to present a nuanced portrayal of their complex relationship and the cultural milieu of early 20th-century America.
| | noveldeelights.com
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| My seventh year of joining this challenge hosted by Cathy was another successful one. I even made it with time to spare. I actually read 26 books in total from early June until late August but, as per usual, didn't review them all. So let's have a look at how things panned out. My original...