Here it is - within the six minute slip of a time slot on National Radio's Nine to Noon. I had so much more to say, but the guts of it is here and I am grateful for that.To clarify about the 'will it win the Booker' question at the end of the interview -- okay, I didn't hear that -- I heard: 'could' it -- I mean, who can possibly say if it will? There's more than the book itself to consider, there's the competition, the politics, the sheer Britishness of the award etc -- but yes, I definitely think it could win the Booker. Oh yes I do.
As I say in the interview, it's as good as any other Booker winners I've read lately: Enright, Hollinghurst etc. This book grabs hold of you and is very very hard to dislodge.
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I thoroughly enjoyed Emily's Novel About My Wife - just thought she nailed that Brit Lit/middle class scene and her prose is a startling amalgamation of colloquialism and poetry - a joy to read. I cannot wait to read this. Thanks for the review, Mary.
Congratulations Mary on such a professional review in such a short time-frame with the huge responsibility of the 'Booker' hanging over the book - such a tricky question and you've answered it really well. Wouldn't it be wonderful though (as we all said with Mr Pip). Looking forward to reading The Forrests
Nice review, Mary! Glad I came here before slumbering tonight... Have tweeted!
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