The shortlist for The Baileys Women’s Prize for fiction has been announced.
The list includes one previous winner of the Orange Prize; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2010 for Half of a Yellow Sun.
Helen Fraser, chair of the judges said “We are very excited by the books we have chosen for the shortlist. Each one is original and extraordinary in its own way each offers something different and exciting and illuminating.”
The shortlisted titles
Americanah_, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Burial Rites_, Hannah Kent
The Lowland_, Jhumpa Lahiri
The Undertaking_, Audrey Magee
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, Eimear McBride
The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
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We’ve selected 12 groups to shadow the shortlist, you’ll be able to read their thoughts, and add your own to the blog. You can also join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.
