First time novelist wins Orange Prize for Fiction

[Camy]

Madeline Miller has won the last Orange Prize for Fiction - one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes - for her novel The Song of Achilles. In the vein of Mary Renault, The Song of Achilles tells the love story of Patroclus and Achilles.

A same sex love story winning a major literary prize? Whatever next! W00T!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18267716

[blue]

Thanks for the news, Camy, I'll look for her book.

[DesDownunder]

Madeline Miller has won the last Orange Prize for Fiction - one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes - for her novel The Song of Achilles. In the vein of Mary Renault, The Song of Achilles tells the love story of Patroclus and Achilles.

A same sex love story winning a major literary prize? Whatever next! W00T!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-18267716

Oh that sounds wonderful.

[colinian]

After reading the first three chapters I bought the Kindle edition. It's $12.99 (Amazon.com U.S.)

Colin