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The Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 Winner

It is our great pleasure to confirm Piranesi by Susanna Clarke as the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021.

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

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A scintillating feast of imaginative storytelling resounding in a richly evoked gothic atmosphere, the second novel from the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell revolves around a darkly mysterious residence and the unforgettable individual who lives there.

‘With her first novel in seventeen years, Susanna Clarke has given us a truly original, unexpected flight of fancy which melds genres and challenges preconceptions about what books should be.’

BernaRdine Evaristo, Chair of Judges

The 2021 Shortlist

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

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Spanning the 1950s to the 1990s and from the Deep South to California, Bennett’s stunning novel follows the journeys of two estranged twin sisters leading very different lives – to the extent of adopting different racial identities.

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

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Weaving a rich gothic atmosphere, the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell mines a darkly fantastical vision with a tale of a very singular house and its mysterious inhabitants.

Unsettled Ground

Claire Fuller

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In sharp yet sumptuous prose, Fuller paints a stunning portrait of two middle-aged twins whose carefully cultivated existence on the fringes of society begins to unravel following the death of their mother.

Transcendent Kingdom

Yaa Gyasi

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A much-anticipated second novel from the award-winning author of Homegoing, Transcendent Kingdom charts the experiences of a Ghanaian immigrant family in modern America.

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Cherie Jones

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A multi-generational novel of rare skill and precision, Jones’ full-length fiction debut revolves around three women, a cautionary folk tale, and the poverty and violence that lurk in the shadows of the paradisiacal island of Barbados.

No One Is Talking About This

Patricia Lockwood

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A powerful meditation on the value of human connection, poet Patricia Lockwood’s mordantly funny debut novel explores the pitfalls of social media in an entirely original fashion.