Speaking of debut authors from Penguin, I’m intrigued by novel called 22 Britannia Road by Amanda Hodgkinson. Originally bought by Juliet Annan at Fig Tree, an imprint at Penguin UK, the book will by published by Pamela Dorman Books in the United States. Here’s a brief plot summary from Publisher’s Marketplace: After World War II, a couple and their son “struggle to live a normal British life despite their six-year separation and the lingering ghosts and secrets that remain from the war.”
The book’s been compared to Small Island and Sophie’s Choice (tall order, huh?), and Annan calls it “a powerful novel of acceptance, survival and love.”
It appears that many people have taken interest in this debut. Here’s a tweet from Annan, dated Feb. 23:
22 Britannia Road will be out in 2011. Will you look for it?
Yes, I have the title/author/publisher listed in my books-to-look-for-journal!!! Sounds like a winner!
looking forward to it….
congratulations!!
Can’t wait!!