Lisa McInerny wins the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
Lisa McInerny has won the 2016 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel The Glorious Heresies.
, a superbly original, compassionate novel that delivers insights into the very darkest of lives through humour and skilful storytelling. A fresh new voice and a wonderful winner.’
Biting, moving and darkly funny, The Glorious Heresies tells the story of how one messy murder affects the lives of five misfits who exist on the fringes of Ireland’s post-crash society.
The shortlisted included five other authors: Cynthia Bond (Ruby), Anne Enright (The Green Road), Elizabeth McKenzie ( The Portable Veblen), Hannah Rothschild (The Improbability of Love), and Hanya Yanagihara (A Little Life).
Please note, stock of The Glorious Heresies is currently very limited, but more copies will be available in coming weeks
To find out more about the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, you can visit their website here.
