Orange Prize for Fiction 1996

The longlist includes the books that went on to the shortlist.

• A Spell of Winter Helen Dunmore

  A Spell of Winter

  Helen Dunmore

  Winner
• Eveless Eden Marianne Wiggins

  Eveless Eden

  Marianne Wiggins

  Shortlist
• Ladder of Years Anne Tyler

  Ladder of Years

  Anne Tyler

  Shortlist
• Spinsters Pagan Kennedy

  Spinsters

  Pagan Kennedy

  Shortlist
• The Book of Colour Julia Blackburn

  The Book of Colour

  Julia Blackburn

  Shortlist
• The Hundred Secret Senses Amy Tan

  The Hundred Secret Senses

  Amy Tan

  Shortlist
• Egg Dancing Liz Jensen

  Egg Dancing

  Liz Jensen
• Keeping Up with Magda Isla Dewar

  Keeping Up with Magda

  Isla Dewar
• Mother of Pearl Mary Morrissy

  Mother of Pearl

  Mary Morrissy
• Never Far from Nowhere Andrea Levy

  Never Far from Nowhere

  Andrea Levy
• Official and Doubtful Ajay Close

  Official and Doubtful

  Ajay Close
• Promised Lands Jane Rogers

  Promised Lands

  Jane Rogers
• River Lines Elspeth Sandys

  River Lines

  Elspeth Sandys
• So I Am Glad A. L. Kennedy

  So I Am Glad

  A. L. Kennedy
• The Blue Flower Penelope Fitzgerald

  The Blue Flower

  Penelope Fitzgerald
• The Ghost Road Pat Barker

  The Ghost Road

  Pat Barker
• The Love Letter Cathleen Schine

  The Love Letter

  Cathleen Schine
• The Passion of Alice Stephanie Grant

  The Passion of Alice

  Stephanie Grant
• The Private Parts of Women Lesley Glaister

  The Private Parts of Women

  Lesley Glaister
• The Rape of Sita Lindsey Collen

  The Rape of Sita

  Lindsey Collen