When God Was a Rabbit is a book by Sarah Winman that was first published in 2011. It won Winman various awards including New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards[1] and was one of the books chosen by Richard & Judy in their 2011 Summer Book Club.[2]
Synopsis
editWhen God Was a Rabbit follows the life of a young girl – Eleanor Maud (Elly for short) – as she grows up first in Essex, then Cornwall and the various characters she meets and befriends along the way. The book is named after God, a pet rabbit given to Elly by her brother who is a constant companion during her childhood. Overall it is a story about love in all its forms, surrounding the central characters, Elly, her brother and their extended circle of family and friends.
Awards
edit- New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards (United Kingdom), 2011[1]
- Newton First Book Award in the Edinburgh International Book Festival (United Kingdom), 2011[3][4]
- Waterstones 11 (United Kingdom), 2011[5]
- The Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (South Africa), 2011
Reviews
edit- Claudia FitzHerbert: Triumph and disaster, The Spectator, 19 March 2011
- Anthony Cummins: Fiction in Brief, The Telegraph, 28 March 2011
- Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan: Review: When God Was a Rabbit, Summer 2011
- David Hebblethwaite: Book Review Sarah Winman, The Huffington Post, 14 December 2011
References
edit- ^ a b "2011 Galaxy National Book Awards - The Winners". galaxynationalbookawards.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Current Reads (Summer 2011)". richardandjudy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Newton First Book Award". edbookfest.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Sarah Winman wins Newton First Book Award". edbookfest.co.uk. Edinburgh International Book Festival. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ Singh, Anita (20 January 2012). "Waterstones 11: the literary ones to watch". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
Edition
edit- Sarah Winman: When God Was a Rabbit (Headline Review: London, 2011) (ISBN 9780755379286).
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