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|summary= A story of jazz, jealousy and betrayal in Nazi Europe
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846687756</amazonuk>
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|author=Stephen Kelman
|title=Pigeon English
|rating=4
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=A bittersweet look at the life of a boy from Ghana transplanted to a British sink estate. It's funny, sweet and sad and the boy's voice has a great truth about it. Bookbag wasn't sure the magic realism element really worked.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408810638</amazonuk>
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|author=A D Miller
|title=Snowdrops
|rating=4
|genre=General Fiction
|summary= The front cover, a snowy scene with majestic architecture in the background, is arresting and also suggests a thriller-type read. I was keen to find out why the book was called ''Snowdrops'' and hoped the author would enlighten me. He did - and it's nothing to do with flowers or gardening. It's rather chilling and altogether more interesting.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848874537</amazonuk>
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Longlisted books which didn't make it to the shortlist:
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|author=Sebastian Barry
|title=On Canaan's Side
|rating=5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=The publishers claim this book is ‘at once epic and intimate’ and for once, this cliche is appropriate. The story of an 89 year old Irish-American recalling her eventful life after the death of her grandson. Full of exquisite writing and compassion, this is a remarkable story from a believable narrator to whom unbelievable things have happened.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571226531</amazonuk>
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1851687971</amazonuk>
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|summary=Beautifully written and a delight to read, this broad episodic novel from 1913 to 2008 presents a nuanced and enthralling look at changes in social attitudes, particularly to homosexuality, amongst the more educated of society through the life of two families bound by a First World War poet.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0330483242</amazonuk>
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|summary=Looking at the final days of Ceausescu's Romania, this first person narrative is one part [[:Category:John le Carre|Le Carré]], one part [[:Category:Bill Bryson|Bill Bryson]] and one part an account of everyday life under Ceausescu's bizarre Stalinist world. It feels very realistic and at times you will forget that this is a work of fiction. There are also plenty of wry and satirical moments to lighten this account of a sinister regime where everyone is watching someone.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1854115413</amazonuk>
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|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0701183586</amazonuk>
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[[Category:Literary Fiction|*Man Booker Prize 2011]]
