Desmond Elliott Prize 2012

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

• The Land of Decoration Grace McCleen

  

  The Land of Decoration

  Grace McCleen

  Winner
• The Last Hundred Days Patrick McGuinness

  

  The Last Hundred Days

  Patrick McGuinness

  Shortlist
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rachel Joyce

  

  The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

  Rachel Joyce

  Shortlist

Also on the longlist, 7 books

• Absolution Patrick Flanery

  

  Absolution

  Patrick Flanery
• Bed David Whitehouse

  

  Bed

  David Whitehouse
• Before I Go to Sleep S. J. Watson

  

  Before I Go to Sleep

  S. J. Watson
• Care of Wooden Floors Will Wiles

  

  Care of Wooden Floors

  Will Wiles
• The Bellwether Revivals Benjamin Wood

  

  The Bellwether Revivals

  Benjamin Wood
• The Missing Shade of Blue Jennie Erdal

  

  The Missing Shade of Blue

  Jennie Erdal
• The Spider King’s Daughter Chibundu Onuzo

  The Spider King’s Daughter

  Chibundu Onuzo