Dunmore on Orwell shortlist

Written By: Jenny Roper Publication Date: Wed, 27/04/2011 - 08:58 Helen Dunmore's The Betrayal has made it onto the six-strong shortlist of the Orwell Prize for political writing, the first novel to be shortlisted since 2008. The list, whittled down from 213 titles by BBC Radio 4's Jim Naughtie; founder director of Virago Press Ursula Owen; and books editor of the Observer Will Skidelsky, includes a further two titles from Penguin: Oliver Bullough's Let Our Fame Be Great and The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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