The Editor - March 21st, 2011
What a thrill to have two such fantastic novels on the Orange longlist. You always wonder how the books you’ve commissioned will be received. Will people love them as much as you do? Will they hate them?! In the end, you have to trust your taste and hope the books find an audience. Both of the novels chosen by the Orange Prize have such heart. They are real human stories and share a common theme in that they are set against the backdrop of political unrest. Lyrics Alley is my favourite of all Leila Aboulela’s…
Tags: Fiction, Leila Aboulela, Lyrics Alley, Orange Prize, WN
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The Editor - February 10th, 2011
Jerusalem: The Biography is out now in hardback and the audio is read by Andrew Sachs. To listen to an extract click here.
Tags: History of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Simon Sebag Montefiore, St.David, Young Stalin
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