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Informationen zum Autor Ashani Lewis is a novelist and short story writer. She was a winner of the London Writers Awards 2021 in their literary fiction category. She was a recipient of the 2025 Somerset Maugham Award for her debut novel, Winter Animals , which was also the winner of the 2025 Betty Trask Prize. Her short story collection, Everest , was shortlisted for the 2025 Jhalak Prize. Both books were listed in Marie Claire 's 'Best Books Of 2024'. Klappentext The mountain is huge and histories collect under it. Bend was a crossing point before it was a settlement before it was a logging town before it was an outdoor-sports destination, but everywhere's always only a crossing point. That's where they found her. ' ' A remarkable novel: atmospheric, beautiful, and delightfully intelligent. Its sentences sparkle with energy. Think The Secret History written by Raven Leilani. I devoured it and am left wanting more!' Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days 'A glittering, dark-edged tale . . . Exhilarating and fabulous, I raced through it.' Priscilla Morris, author of Black Butterflies Vorwort A seductive debut about the power of youthful idealism from an exciting young award-winning writer Zusammenfassung A seductive debut about the power of youthful idealism from an exciting young award-winning writer
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Ashani Lewis is a novelist and short story writer. She was a winner of the London Writers Awards 2021 in their literary fiction category. She was a recipient of the 2025 Somerset Maugham Award for her debut novel, Winter Animals, which was also the winner of the 2025 Betty Trask Prize. Her short story collection, Everest, was shortlisted for the 2025 Jhalak Prize. Both books were listed in Marie Claire's 'Best Books Of 2024'.
