{"id":3242,"date":"2017-06-06T20:08:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T14:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2020-04-04T19:47:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T14:17:32","slug":"baileys-womens-prize-fiction-2017-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/baileys-womens-prize-fiction-2017-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2017 Winner Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"
I enjoyed reading through this year\u2019s Baileys Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction shortlist and I believe it will be an extremely difficult decision for the judges to announce one winner on June 7th<\/sup>, 2017. Each novel is so distinct from the other and praise worthy in its own terms.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Both Stay with me by Ayobami Adebayo<\/em> and The Power by Naomi Alderman<\/em> revolve around life of women in the society they inhabit. While I think Stay with me<\/em> has the most engaging plot among the lot, Alderman too is a wonderful storyteller who brings to life a fictional world where women rule. These two are the page-turners in this year\u2019s shortlist. The literary merit is commendable in the fragmented narrative of the toxic marriage and life of Neve in First Love by Gwendoline Riley<\/em> as well as in the stream of consciousness technique of writing in The Dark Circle by Linda Grant<\/em>. Do Not Say we have Nothing by Madeliene Thien<\/em> is ambitious in its scope and finely mixes the history of the Cultural revolution in China with the people for whom music runs in the blood. The Sport of Kings by C. E. Morgan<\/em> is my least liked book in the list and is the sprawling history of the Forges, a wealthy white family in the South, steeped in patriarchy, racism and legacy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n