Paul Scott
Staying On
Heinemann
Chair Philip Larkin threatened to jump out of the window if Paul Scott's Staying On didn’t win. Luckily it did. Staying On focuses on Tusker and Lucy Smalley, characters briefly mentioned in the latter two books of Paul Scott’s celebrated Raj Quartet.
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Shortlisted authors
Paul Bailey
Caroline Blackwood
Jennifer Johnston |
Penelope Lively
Barbara Pym Judges
Philip Larkin (Chair) |
