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- Ann Turner The Lost Swimmer
- Sally Rooney Conversations with Friends
- Jon McGregor Reservoir 13
- Pat Barker The Eye in the Door
- Ali Smith The Accidental
- Christina Stead The Man Who Loved Children
- Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing
- Patrick Gale A Place Called Winter
- Anna Burns Milkman
- John Lanchester Fragrant Harbour
- Muriel Spark A Far Cry From Kensington