Desmond Elliott Prize 2010

10 books on the longlist. The winner and the shortlist come first.

• The Girl with Glass Feet Ali Shaw

  

  The Girl with Glass Feet

  Ali Shaw

  Winner
• Before the Earthquake Maria Allen

  

  Before the Earthquake

  Maria Allen

  Shortlist
• Talk of the Town Jacob Polley

  

  Talk of the Town

  Jacob Polley

  Shortlist

Also on the longlist, 7 books

• Beauty Raphael Selbourne

  

  Beauty

  Raphael Selbourne
• Designs for a Happy Home Matthew Reynolds

  

  Designs for a Happy Home

  Matthew Reynolds
• Rupture Simon Lelic

  

  Rupture

  Simon Lelic
• The Breaking of Eggs Jim Powell

  

  The Breaking of Eggs

  Jim Powell
• The Hungry Ghosts Anne Berry

  

  The Hungry Ghosts

  Anne Berry
• The Shadow of a Smile Kachi A. Ozumba

  

  The Shadow of a Smile

  Kachi A. Ozumba
• The Upright Piano Player David Abbott

  

  The Upright Piano Player

  David Abbott