Tuesday, June 15, 2010

2010 Winner Orange Prize for Fiction


Barbara Kingsolver wins the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction

"We chose the Lacuna because it is a book of breathtaking scale and shattering moments of poignancy",
 Daisy Goodwin, chair of judges.

Barbara Kingsolver was born in 1955 and grew up in eastern Kentucky. Her books include poetry, non-fiction and award-winning fiction. Her novel The Poisonwood Bible was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 1999.

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