The shortlist for the 2006 Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The six novels, cut down from the 14-strong longlist, selected are:
Where They Were Missedby Lucy Caldwell
It is Belfast in the 1980s and Daisy and Saoirse are living through the hottest summer ever. The yard is too hot, their mother keeps flying off the handle [...]
Winner of the Montana NZ Book Awards and the Common- wealth Writers' Prize, Lloyd Jones's Mister Pip is one of the frontrunners for this year's Booker Prize.
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