After a close shave with a hungry tiger, young Jaffy escapes the slums of London. But his destination is uncertain, in Carol Birch’s magical novel
Carol Birch
Carol Birch is the author of ten novels, including Scapegallows (2008) and Turn Again Home (2003), which was longlisted for the Booker Prize
She has also won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the David Higham Award for Best First Novel. Jamrach’s Menagerie was shortlisted for the 2011 Booker Prize, and longlisted for both the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011 and the London Book Award.
All nominated books
In a novel that spans the 20th century, Carol Birch tells the richly poignant story of three generations of a northern working-class family
