Dorothy K. Haynes

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  Edward Parnell

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  Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Everything Under, her debut novel.
  
  Winner of the Edgehill prize for Fen.
  
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  From 1930 onwards, Sansom worked in international banking for the British chapter of a German bank, but moved to an advertising company in 1935, where he worked until the outbreak of World War II. At this time he became a full-time London firefighter, serving throughout The Blitz. His experiences during this time inspired much of his writing, including many of the stories found in the celebrated collection Fireman Flower. He also appeared in Humphrey Jennings's famous film about the Blitz, Fires Were Started- Sansom is the fireman who plays the piano.
  
  After the war, Sansom became a full-time writer. In 1946 and 1947 he was awarded two l

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