The Booker-winning author on the three books up for the best first-novel prize – Michael Donkor’s Hold, Claire Adam’s Golden Child and Anna Mackmin’s Devoured
I’d never judged a prize before, but felt, as I worked cautiously on my seventh novel, that judging a first-novel prize might give me a shot in the arm. The Desmond Elliott prize — £10,000 for the best first novel of the year — must be an exciting one to win. It’s also a very nice one to judge.
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