Page turners The 2018 prize shortlist

Milkman by Anna Burns (UK) A young woman is forced into relations during the Troubles Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Canada) Horror and adventure, exploring freedom in a time of slavery Everything Under by Daisy Johnson (UK)

A mother and daughter are reunited to explore their past The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner (US)

A story of poor females in an

American prison The Overstory by Richard Powers (US)

Focused on trees and the complex nature of life

The Long Take by Robin Robertson (UK)

Tale of a Second World War veteran’s travels in the US