'SUGAR MONEY: A Novel' by Jane Harris is Literary Award Gold!
Sugar Money: A Novel by Jane Harris - Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
Book Buzz News - May 17, 2018. Sugar Money: A Novel by Jane Harris, a stunning novel inspired by a true story of two brothers, forty-two slaves and one terrifying mission, is in the news.
Sugar Money: A Novel by Jane Harris (Arcade / A Division of Skyhorse Publishing, April 2018) has been nominated for two prestigious book prizes, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2018 and the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for 2018. Shortlisted books for the Walter Scott Historical Prize for Fiction 2018 include Sugar Money by Jane Harris, Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan and Grace by Paul Lynch.
Advance reviews for its U.S. publication include a starred Publishers Weekly and Library Journal review.
"Harris credits Robert Louis Stevenson as inspiration for this book. It's evident why. Like Stevenson, she describes an exotic setting and tells a ripping good story….A quite good book with wide appeal." Library Journal (Starred)
"Draws on an obscure historical event to craft an affecting account of a young boy’s coming-of-age.…Harris makes the most of her choice to portray the cruelties of slavery through the eyes of a young lead, a decision that pays off handsomely by the moving conclusion." Publishers Weekly
Judges for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction said:
“ Sugar Money by Jane Harris is a thrilling adventure story with a warm, human heart. Set in the world of slavery in eighteenth century Martinique and Grenada, there is no turning away from cruelty and horror, but the voice of the narrator Lucien, still little more than a child, is so spirited and innocent that the reader is swept along on the tide of his enthusiasm, even though the venture he and his brother must undertake is fraught with hideous danger. Jane Harris has created an unforgettable character in Lucien, and the lilt of his English, French and Creole speech gives a marvellous vibrancy to this superb novel.”
JANE HARRIS was born in Belfast and grew up in Scotland before moving to England in her 20s. Her first book "The Observations" won the USA Book of the Month Club's First Fiction Prize in 2007 and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007 and the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in 2009. Her second novel "Gillespie and I" was shortlisted for the National Book Awards in 2011 in England and the Scottish Book Awards in 2012.
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