Anna and Annie discuss the longlist for the 2021 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction.

Our book of the week is Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor translated by Sophie Hughes.  This novel set in Mexico has been described as 'brutal', 'dazzling' and 'a force to be reckoned with'.  It was longlisted for the National Book Award, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker International Prize and won the International Literature Award.  

Coming up: Coconut Children by Vivian Pham.

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