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women's prize for fiction 2024 longlist
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items the women's prize is a fiction prize awarded annually to a female writer of a novel of any genre published in that year. here is the longlist! the shortlist will be announced shortly, with a winner to follow. which of these books do you think will wi...
In Hangman, Maya Binyam tells the story of a search of a man trying to find his true brother. It is a novel about exile, diaspora and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond.
Hangman by Maya Binyam
Edgy, intelligent and courageous, In Defence of the Act tackles the contentious topic of suicide through a narrator whose set views on the subject are suddenly starkly called into question.
In Defence of the Act by Effie Black
A mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous woman who discovers the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
This is a meditation on love: spiritual, romantic, darkly sexual or genetic. A generational saga that traces the inheritance not just of trauma but also of wonder, it is a testament to the glorious resilience of women in the face of promises false an...
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright
Inspired by a real-life case, Kate Foster's The Maiden is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history
The Maiden by Kate Foster
Set during the early years of Sri Lanka’s three-decade civil war, Brotherless Night is a heartrending portrait of one woman’s moral journey and a testament to both the enduring impact of war and the bonds of home.
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan
Restless Dolly Maunder is a subversive, triumphant tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who is able – despite the cost – to make a life she could call her own.
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
A stunning rendering of present-day Palestine, Enter Ghost is a story of diaspora, displacement, and the connection to be found in family and shared resistance. Timely, thoughtful, and passionate, Isabella Hammad’s highly anticipated second novel is ...
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
Soldier Sailor is a compelling, scorching exploration of motherhood, identity and autonomy.
Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy
A fascinating look at survival, trauma, and family, 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster is an incredible literary debut from a bright new talent.
8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee
As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries races to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel.
The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord
An indelible coming-of-age story, Chetna Maroo’s first novel captures the ordinary and annihilates it with beauty. Western Lane is a valentine to innocence, to the closeness of sisterhood, to the strange ways we come to know ourselves and each other.
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
A riveting depiction of class and family in Ghana, a compelling exploration of memory, and an eye-opening story of life as an African-born woman in the United States, Nightbloom is above all a gripping and beautifully written novel attesting to the s...
Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie
When a 10-year-old child is suspected of a violent crime, her family must face the truth about their past in this haunting, propulsive, psychologically keen story about class, trauma, and family secrets.
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
In a stunning reversal of the east-to-west immigrant narrative and set against China’s political history and economic rise, River East, River West is an intimate family drama and a sharp social novel. Alternating between Alva and Lu Fang’s points of ...
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
Following a boy who stays behind in the Caribbean as his parents leave for England in search for a better future for them all, A Trace of Sun is a beautiful, emotionally searing saga of separation, sacrifice and family.
A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams