Difference between revisions of "Orange Prize for Fiction 2012"
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|author=Francesca Kay | |author=Francesca Kay | ||
|title=The Translation of the Bones | |title=The Translation of the Bones | ||
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|genre=Literary Fiction | |genre=Literary Fiction | ||
| − | |summary= | + | |summary= ''The Translation of the Bones'' revolves around four women, all connected with the Church of the Sacred Heart, Battersea. Mary Margaret, not the sharpest knife in the box, lives between two poles. When she isn't in church, she's caring for her flat-bound, morbidly obese mother, Fidelma. Alice Armitage, happily married to Larry, counts the days until their son will be home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The fourth woman, Stella, lives in a loveless marriage to MP Rufus and spends her time wishing the days away till she can collect her 10 year old son from boarding school. Father Diamond ministers to these women and the church community in general, but whilst worrying about his own adequacy and faith. However, their problems thus far are nothing compared to the devastation to come. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297865080</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297865080</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, 26 March 2012
The Shortlist will be announced on 17 April with the awards ceremony on 30 May.
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