Booker Shortlist

Just a quick post first. The six shortlisted books for the Booker prize have been announced and are:

Author          Title                                   Publisher

                              
Desai, Kiran            The Inheritance of Loss         Hamish Hamilton

Grenville, Kate      The Secret River                      Canongate

Hyland, M.J.            Carry Me Down                     Canongate

Matar, Hisham       In the Country of Men           Viking

St Aubyn, Edward        Mother's Milk                   Picador

Waters, Sarah        The Night Watch                    Virago

 

These were chosen from a longlist of 19 and I'm surprised that David Mitchell didn't make it, but I'm glad that Hisham Matar did. I have a sneaky suspicion that Sarah Waters will win...