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WHAT THE JUDGES SAID

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Selina Walker

Publisher, Century and arrow THe Coffin Club really stood out. I loved 110year-old Betty, who is sympatheti­c, believable and funny. The book is original, warm and just a little sad. I can’t wait to read the full novel.

Luigi Bonomi

literary agent I FeLL in love with Betty the moment I first read about her. People who played an important role in her life come back to her in hallucinat­ions, and secrets that she has long kept hidden might soon be unravelled.

Peter James

Bestsellin­g author THIS is a highly original and very compelling story. Profound, funny and sad, it unflinchin­gly addresses a challengin­g issue of our modern, changing world.

I loved it.

Fern Britton

tV presenter and author I aM delighted that The Coffin Club has won. Louise Morrish delves into the taboo of death in a truly original, heartfelt and human way.

Sandra Parsons

Daily Mail literary Editor I WaS immediatel­y pulled in by Betty, who is old but not past it. The sudden appearance of her former security instructor is as entertaini­ng as it is unexpected, and there are delicious undercurre­nts of secrecy and menace.

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