Rose Tremain wins Orange Prize
-
The British novelist, Rose Tremain, has won the prestigious Orange Prize for women's fiction for her book, The Road Home, which tells the timely tale of an eastern European immigrant.
Tremain, described by the judges as "always the bridesmaid, never the bride", was presented with the £30,000 ($61,000) prize at the award ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London last night.
She was seen as a shoo-in for the literary prize and betting agencies even stopped taking money on her as favourite.
Apparently, this is only the second time a favourite has won the prize. more ...
