WHAT THE JUDGES SAID
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.