Difference between revisions of "Orange Prize 2011"
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|author=Leila Aboulela | |author=Leila Aboulela | ||
|title=Lyrics Alley | |title=Lyrics Alley | ||
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary= The front cover photograph is eye-catching and lovely and has the appeal of saying to potential readers - read me. The book's title is both poetic and enigmatic. I was keen to get reading but before I could, I'm faced with a page listing the ''Principal Characters'' and another page setting out the Abuzeid family tree. It did put me off slightly, I have to admit. I tend to think that with a modern, average-paged work of fiction a list of characters is well, a list too far. So, yes, for the first couple of chapters I was constantly flicking back and forth to remind myself who everyone was. Not so good for those lazy readers out there, I'm thinking. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297860097</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297860097</amazonuk> | ||
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