Booker Prize judge hails ‘wonderful surprise’ of five women among shortlist
Booker Prize judge Sara Collins has said this year’s shortlist which features the most women in its 55-year history is a “wonderful, genuine surprise”.
Collins, who is best known for writing The Confessions Of Frannie Langton, said the “tremendous” nominated books written by the five women “rose to the top on merit”.
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