The short list for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been announced, and here it is:
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
The Lie by Helen Dunmore
Viper Wine by Hermione Eyre
In the Wolf's Mouth by Adam Foulds
Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut
A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling
The winner will be announced at an award ceremony at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on 13th June. Book tickets now!