WHAT is it? with EVERYTHING ORANGE in EUROPE?

ORANGE! continues . . .. Maybe its a great neglected colour !! but this BOOK I just read is truly 

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Adjective: Outstanding or remarkable in a particular capacity!

ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION ANNOUNCES 

2011 LONGLIST

Annabel Annabel has made the Orange Prize longlist: Orange prize for Fiction www.orangeprize.co.uk Launched in 1996, the prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing from throughout the world. The winner receives a cheque for £30,000 and a limited edition bronze known as a 'Bessie', created by the artist Grizel Niven.

Annabel by Kathleen Winter (Jonathan Cape) - Canadian; 1st Novel

The judges for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction are:

0.Bettany Hughes, (Chair), Broadcaster, Historian and Author

0.Liz Calder, founder-director of Bloomsbury Publishing and Full Circle Editions

0.Tracy Chevalier, Novelist

0.Helen Lederer, Actress and Writer

0.Susanna Reid, Journalist and Broadcaster

"What proved a genuine delight this year was the power of observation and sympathy on the page," commented Bettany Hughes, Chair of Judges. "As a panel we had works of searing originality and epic scale in front of us - plus books that were intimate and sometimes magical".

ANNABEL is all of the above!

Thank you Sarah  ,and Anansi in Canada for publishing! 

and good luck to  Kathleen Winter ! THANK YOU! and please come back to Sandy Cove NS soon!