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TBR: The Booker Revisited

In this series, in partnership with Lit Hub, Lucy Scholes casts a fresh eye over some of the hidden gems in the Booker Library – our archive of over 500 books that have been longlisted or shortlisted for our prizes

Written by Lucy Scholes

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Achmat Dangor

Why you should read Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor

Elizabeth Mavor

Why you should read A Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor

Lady Caroline Blackwood, 1949

Why you should read Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood

Peter Ho Davies

The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies: an intimate portrait of love, loyalty and national identity

Francis King

The Nick of Time by Francis King: an eye-opening state of the nation novel

Marina Warner with her book The Lost Father, November 1989

Why you should read The Lost Father by Marina Warner

Marie Ndiaye

Ladivine by Marie NDiaye: a haunting portrayal of the power of family secrets

Shirley Hazzard

The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard: A jewel of a coming-of-age drama

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