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Category historical fiction

‘The Doll Factory’ by Elizabeth MacNeal
‘Fortune’s Rocks’ by Anita Shreve
‘Shadowplay’ by Joseph O’Connor
5 Fast Reviews: Michelle de Kretser, Nikki Gemmell, Catherine Jinks, Meg Mundell and Heather Rose
‘See What I Have Done’ by Sarah Schmidt
‘The White Girl’ by Tony Birch
‘The Everlasting Sunday’ by Robert Lukins
Washington Black‘Washington Black’ by Esi Edugyan
Pao by Kerry Young‘Pao’ by Kerry Young
Fairyland by Sumner Locke Eliott‘Fairyland’ by Sumner Locke Elliott
A Long Way from Home‘A Long Way from Home’ by Peter Carey
Storyland by Catherine McKinnon‘Storyland’ by Catherine McKinnon
The Tattooist of Auschwitz‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ by Heather Morris
Atlantic Black‘Atlantic Black’ by A.S. Patrić
Minds of Winter‘Minds of Winter’ by Ed O’Loughlin
The Woolgrower's Companion by Joy Rhodes‘The Woolgrower’s Companion’ by Joy Rhoades
Days without end by Sebastian Barry‘Days Without End’ by Sebastian Barry
‘The Wonder’ by Emma Donoghue
‘Salt Creek’ by Lucy Treloar
The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally‘The Daughters of Mars’ by Thomas Keneally

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