Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, Hanako Footman's Mongrel interweaves the stories of three women in suburban Surrey, London and Tokyo to explore grief, identity and the politics of desire. With a week to go before we announce our winner, she popped in to share some literary inspirations.
Mongrel: https://exyu.short.gy/2hiI6T
Three Women: https://exyu.short.gy/MQ3wCv
A Little Life: https://exyu.short.gy/O1OkJN
The Hours: https://exyu.short.gy/tUek5P

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