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=== Orange Prize 2011 ===
{{topten
|author=Leila Aboulela
|title=Lyrics Alley
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297860097</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Carol Birch
|title=Jamrach’s Menagerie
|rating=4.5
|summary= Jaffy Brown lives a poor existence in the east end of London. But one day he literally comes across a tiger - and his life is changed forever.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847676561</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Emma Donoghue
|title=Room
|rating=5
|summary=Narrated in the voice of five year old Jack, this is a haunting, innovative and brave story that will stay with you long after the final page. A sad situation, lightly and movingly told.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330519018</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Tishani Doshi
|title=The Pleasure Seekers
|rating=4
|summary= This novel is about meshing two very different cultures and of how the families of each cope with the many changes involved. Doshi's poetic voice gives the whole story a strong element of charm.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747590923</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Louise Doughty
|title=Whatever You Love
|rating=4.5
|summary=Laura plans revenge after losing her nine year old daughter in an accident, in a beautifully written and utterly compelling novel.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571254756</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Jennifer Egan
|title=A Visit From the Goon Squad
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849010331</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author= Aminatta Forna
|title=The Memory of Love
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408809656</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Tessa Hadley
|title=The London Train
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224090976</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Emma Henderson
|title=Grace Williams Says It Loud
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144470401X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Samantha Hunt
|title=The Seas
|rating=4
|summary=A quirky, melancholy tale of love in a lonely seaside town.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849013934</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Joanna Kavenna
|title=The Birth of Love
|rating=4
|summary=A complex novel about childbirth in the past, present and future, which is a challenging but rewarding read. Recommended, (but if you’re pregnant, wait until after the birth).
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>057124517X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Nicole Krauss
|title=Great House
|rating=4.5
|summary=This is a demanding, but rewarding read. It's unashamedly literary in style. While certainly not to everyone's taste, it's exceptionally clever and beautifully written. Just don't expect much in the way of laughs here.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0670919322</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Wendy Law-Yone
|title=The Road to Wanting
|rating=4.5
|summary= Na Ga finds herself in Wanting, on the China / Burma border where her former American boyfriend has arranged for her to cross the border to her native Burma. Exposing aspects of Southeast Asia that are not normally seen by Westerners, encompassing rural Burma, Rangoon, northern China, the brothels of northern Thailand and Bangkok, the book relates her difficult life and is ultimately about acceptance and forgiveness. It's beautiful, sad and uplifting all at the same time.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009953598X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author= Téa Obreht
|title=The Tiger’s Wife
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297859013</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Julie Orringer
|title=The Invisible Bridge
|rating=5
|summary=Heavy to hold but incredible to read. I lived and breathed this brilliant, haunting novel from start to finish.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0670914584</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Anne Peile
|title=Repeat It Today With Tears
|rating=4.5
|summary= A dark and haunting novel about an incestuous relationship between father and daughter. This book is written with such attention to detail that it feels like so much more than just fiction; while the characters are presented in a way that makes the events seem a necessary and natural progression.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846687462</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Karen Russell
|title=Swamplandia!
|rating=5
|summary= A story of a teenage alligator wrestler and her family in a failing Florida theme park.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>070118602X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author= Lola Shoneyin
|title=The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
|rating=5
|summary=A lightly written tale of dark secrets amongst the wives of a Nigerian man's polygamous household. Secrets, scheming and general unsavoriness abound.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846687497</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Roma Tearne
|title=The Swimmer
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007301596</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Kathleen Winter
|title=Annabel
|rating=4
|summary= A book about a very sensitive and emotive subject. In 1960s rural Canada a baby is born but there is confusion as to whether the baby is a boy or a girl - and so starts a tortuous life journey for Wayne/Annabel.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224091271</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Leila Aboulela
|title=Lyrics Alley
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297860097</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Carol Birch
|title=Jamrach’s Menagerie
|rating=4.5
|summary= Jaffy Brown lives a poor existence in the east end of London. But one day he literally comes across a tiger - and his life is changed forever.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847676561</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Emma Donoghue
|title=Room
|rating=5
|summary=Narrated in the voice of five year old Jack, this is a haunting, innovative and brave story that will stay with you long after the final page. A sad situation, lightly and movingly told.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330519018</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Tishani Doshi
|title=The Pleasure Seekers
|rating=4
|summary= This novel is about meshing two very different cultures and of how the families of each cope with the many changes involved. Doshi's poetic voice gives the whole story a strong element of charm.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747590923</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Louise Doughty
|title=Whatever You Love
|rating=4.5
|summary=Laura plans revenge after losing her nine year old daughter in an accident, in a beautifully written and utterly compelling novel.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571254756</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Jennifer Egan
|title=A Visit From the Goon Squad
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849010331</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author= Aminatta Forna
|title=The Memory of Love
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408809656</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Tessa Hadley
|title=The London Train
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224090976</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Emma Henderson
|title=Grace Williams Says It Loud
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>144470401X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Samantha Hunt
|title=The Seas
|rating=4
|summary=A quirky, melancholy tale of love in a lonely seaside town.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849013934</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Joanna Kavenna
|title=The Birth of Love
|rating=4
|summary=A complex novel about childbirth in the past, present and future, which is a challenging but rewarding read. Recommended, (but if you’re pregnant, wait until after the birth).
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>057124517X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Nicole Krauss
|title=Great House
|rating=4.5
|summary=This is a demanding, but rewarding read. It's unashamedly literary in style. While certainly not to everyone's taste, it's exceptionally clever and beautifully written. Just don't expect much in the way of laughs here.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0670919322</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Wendy Law-Yone
|title=The Road to Wanting
|rating=4.5
|summary= Na Ga finds herself in Wanting, on the China / Burma border where her former American boyfriend has arranged for her to cross the border to her native Burma. Exposing aspects of Southeast Asia that are not normally seen by Westerners, encompassing rural Burma, Rangoon, northern China, the brothels of northern Thailand and Bangkok, the book relates her difficult life and is ultimately about acceptance and forgiveness. It's beautiful, sad and uplifting all at the same time.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009953598X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author= Téa Obreht
|title=The Tiger’s Wife
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297859013</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Julie Orringer
|title=The Invisible Bridge
|rating=5
|summary=Heavy to hold but incredible to read. I lived and breathed this brilliant, haunting novel from start to finish.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0670914584</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Anne Peile
|title=Repeat It Today With Tears
|rating=4.5
|summary= A dark and haunting novel about an incestuous relationship between father and daughter. This book is written with such attention to detail that it feels like so much more than just fiction; while the characters are presented in a way that makes the events seem a necessary and natural progression.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846687462</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Karen Russell
|title=Swamplandia!
|rating=5
|summary= A story of a teenage alligator wrestler and her family in a failing Florida theme park.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>070118602X</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author= Lola Shoneyin
|title=The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
|rating=5
|summary=A lightly written tale of dark secrets amongst the wives of a Nigerian man's polygamous household. Secrets, scheming and general unsavoriness abound.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846687497</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Roma Tearne
|title=The Swimmer
|rating=Not Reviewed
|summary=
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007301596</amazonuk>
}}
{{topten
|author=Kathleen Winter
|title=Annabel
|rating=4
|summary= A book about a very sensitive and emotive subject. In 1960s rural Canada a baby is born but there is confusion as to whether the baby is a boy or a girl - and so starts a tortuous life journey for Wayne/Annabel.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224091271</amazonuk>
}}
