The Walter Scott Prize for Historical History has announced the shortlist for 2019: A Long Way From Home Peter Carey (Faber) After The Party Cressida Connolly (Viking) The Western Wind Samantha Harvey (Jonathan Cape) Now We Shall Be Entirely Free Andrew Miller (Sceptre) Warlight Michael Ondaatje(Jonathan Cape) The Long Take Robin Robertson (Picador) The winner will be announced on 15th June.
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Will be interesting to see how this new alternate history from literary writer Ian McEwan pans out. Published in the UK on 18th April. Sounds a bit like the TV series Humans? Available to preorder from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com Machines Like Me takes place in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. [ 77 more words ]
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