UK edition
Trisha posted about the Orange Prize longlist a couple months ago, and today we got some good news—Rosie Alison’s The Very Thought of You, one of the shortlisted titles, will be published by Atria in the United States.
Here’s a plot summary from British publisher Alma Books UK:
England, 31st August 1939: the world is on the brink of war. As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, thousands of children are evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz. Torn from her mother, eight-year-old Anna Sands is relocated with other children to a large Yorkshire estate which has been opened up to evacuees by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton, an enigmatic childless couple. Soon Anna gets drawn into their unravelling relationship, seeing things that are not meant for her eyes – and finding herself part-witness and part-accomplice to a love affair, with unforeseen consequences.
The Guardian posted an interesting piece on Alison’s path to publication, praising her decision not to use her husband’s connections to find a publisher for the book. (He’s the founder of Waterstone’s book chain.)
Alison has stiff competition for the Orange Prize; other finalists include Barbara Kingsolver (The Lacuna); Attica Locke (Black Water Rising); Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall); Lorrie Moore (A Gate at the Stairs); and Monique Roffey (The White Woman on the Green Bicycle). The winner will be announced June 9.
Has anyone snagged a copy of The Very Thought of You from overseas? What’d you think? Any Orange Prize predictions?
I have no predictions for the Orange Prize but I’m super disappointed with the short-list… I wanted to see Eleanor Catton’s The Rehearsal on there!
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