The Baileys bon voyage
The 2017 shortlist for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction was announced last night, featuring six novels. All written by women of course but six very different stories, different view points, issues and of course locations!
So, where are they set? – which world will you enter when you open up the cover…..
In worlds you will never have been to before, and if you have, not quite like this. Read the booktrails below
Kentucky – the world of horseracing and throughbreeds
The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan (USA) 4th Estate
Kent – an sanatorium
The Dark Circle by Linda Grant (UK) Virago
1980s Nigeria
Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ (Nigeria) Canongate
A worldwide dystopian landscape
The Power by Naomi Alderman (UK) Viking
China – The aftermath of Tiananmen Square
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien (Canada) Granta
London – Inside a marriage
First Love by Gwendoline Riley (UK) Granta
(c) Baileys Women’s Prize
And then go to read The Baileys Prize for Fiction Website
So, why not pick up on of these reads and see what the fuss is about? Maybe with a glass of Baileys beside you to toast the Baileys ladies – and the writers of course . I shall be snuggling down with a cup of tea and a packet of Choco Leibniz – well you have to match the standard of your biscuit when you’re reading award shortlisted books don’t you?
