Woman's Hour Best of the Best

Former judges of the women's prize for fiction talk about “their” winning novel.

How to be Both by Ali Smith
Shami Chakrabarti discussing How to be Both by Ali Smith.
A Girl is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride.
Helen Fraser discusses A Girl is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride.
may we be forgiven by a.m. homes
Miranda Richardson discusses may we be forgiven by a.m. homes.
May We Be Forgiven by A. M Homes
Miranda Richardson discusses May We Be Forgiven by A. M Homes.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Helen Fraser discusses A Girl is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride.
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
Bettany Hughes discusses The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht.
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Daisy Goodwin discusses The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver.
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Fi Glover discusses Home by Marilynne Robinson.
The Road Home by Rose Tremain
Kirsty Lang discusses The Road Home by Rose Tremain.
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Muriel Gray discusses Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Martha Kearney discusses On Beauty by Zadie Smith.