So....in no particular order...
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Caroline Smailes - The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - a strange mix of myth, magic and mundane in the public baths
Jo Baker - Longbourn - Pride and Prejudice from the servants point of view
Evie Wyld - All The Birds, Singing
certainly my Serendipitous Find of the Year thanks to Twitter
Lavanya Sankaran - The Hope Factory -
a sort of modern, literary, Indian 'Upstairs, Downstairs'
Naomi Wood - Mrs Hemingwaythe story of not one, not two, but the four wives of Ernest Hemingway
Anna Hope - Wake
a brilliant debut novel, deeply moving, well-plotted and engrossing, about the aftermath of war and its effects not only the combatants directly involved but a far wider circle
a coming of age novel set against the backdrop of Lausanne
It's hot, steamy and full of illicit passion but it's more than a summer sex romp. It's also a wonderful portrayal of a family reaching a turning point in their lives.
Adele Parks - Spare Brides
everything you expect from a conventional romantic novel - glamorous parties, gorgeous clothes, an enigmatic hero and a passionate love affair - and more!
Natalie Young - Season To Taste or How to Eat your Husband
the title says it all - a darkly humorous tale of murder and body-disposal
Meike Ziervogel - Magda
a short perceptive novel trying to get inside the head of Magda, wife of Joseph Goebbels
Most of these are still on my TBR list! BUT of the ones I've read, I really enjoyed Magda but I wouldn't put it on a longlist. However, I would very much like to see both Wake and The Drowning of Arthur Braxton win something. They were both exceptional reads.
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