Year: 1990

Judges

Sir Denis Forman (chair)
Susannah Clapp
A. Walton Litz
Hilary Mantel
Kate Saunders

Books

Amongst Women

Shortlisted

'Amongst Women' by John McGahern

An Awfully Big Adventure

Beryl Bainbridge

Shortlisted

'An Awfully Big Adventure' by Beryl Bainbridge

The Gate of Angels

Penelope Fitzgerald

Shortlisted

'The Gate of Angels' by Penelope Fitzgerald

Lies of Silence

Shortlisted

'Lies of Silence' by Brian Moore

Possession: A Romance

Winner

'Possession: A Romance' by A. S. Byatt

Solomon Gursky Was Here

Mordecai Richler

Shortlisted

'Solomon Gursky Was Here' by Mordecai Richler