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Sep 29, 2017
The Rathbone Folio Prize was awarded to Hisham Matar for his astounding autobiography The Return.

It centres on Matar's return to his native Libya in 2012 to search for the truth behind the 1990 disappearance of his father, a prominent political dissident of the Gaddafi regime.

A prize open to all works of fiction written in English and published in the UK. All genres and forms of literature are eligible, except work written primarily for children.


Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution & War

Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution & War

Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami

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In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of...


Conflict politics
Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

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WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2017...

Golden Hill

Golden Hill

Francis Spufford

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New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One rainy evening, a charming and...

The Argonauts

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

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An intrepid voyage out to the frontiers of the latest thinking about love, language, and family ...


Biography memoir social issues
The Sport of Kings

The Sport of Kings

C.E. Morgan

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Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction...

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The Night She Disappeared
The Night She Disappeared
Lisa Jewell | 2021 | Mystery, Thriller
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A gripping mystery surrounding the disappearance of 2 teenagers. As always Jewell's writing keeps you hooked and although I could have been happier with a shorter version I still didn't want to put it down.

Many thanks to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for a copy
  
    Vigil

    Vigil

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    TV Show

    The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death onboard a Trident nuclear...