2025 Booker Shortlist: The Land in Winter
Next up is The Land in Winter. You can read our short reviews here: The Land in Winter. The novel made it onto 3 of our predictions lists and it was in the top six books from our collective ratings. The Booker judges had this to say about the book…
In the depths of Britain’s coldest winter, two neighbouring women forge a friendship in the countryside. It’s 1962 and they have both just become pregnant. Around them, the men are struggling: maimed by father figures, haunted by the past, hampered by the destructiveness of their own desires. As a winter storm wreaks havoc on their lives, these characters become pivotal figures in a community precariously balanced between history and future: between the damage wrought by the war and the freedom for women that lies ahead. In beautifully atmospheric prose, Andrew Miller brings suspense and mystery to this seemingly inconsequential chapter in British history.’
What does our panel think of the odds of this book being this year’s winner? Keep reading to find out
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