A God in Every Stone
British and Pakistani novelist, born 1973. Won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2018.
A God in Every Stone is a 2014 novel by Kamila Shamsie. It was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2015.
On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Kamila Shamsie
- First published
- 2014
- Length
- 400 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2015
- Walter Scott Prize shortlist, 2015
- Genre
- Historical fiction, War and conflict, Love story, Empire and colonialism
Is A God in Every Stone worth reading?
2 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Walter Scott Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Scott Prize (winners and shortlists) (Abbotsford Trust, 2015) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2015) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of A God in Every Stone
The edition we link to is the Bloomsbury Publishing paperback (2018), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing (paperback, 2018)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9781526607782
How critics, prizes and readers rate A God in Every Stone
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 27% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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