Year: 2008

Judges

• Michael Portillo (chair)
• Alex Clark
• Louise Doughty
• James Heneage
• Hardeep Singh Kohli

Books

The Clothes on Their Backs

Linda Grant

Shortlisted

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A Fraction of the Whole

Steve Toltz

Shortlisted

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The Northern Clemency

Philip Hensher

Shortlisted

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Sea of Poppies

Amitav Ghosh

Shortlisted

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The Secret Scripture

Sebastian Barry

Shortlisted

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The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

Winner

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