Orange Prize for Fiction 1997

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

• Fugitive Pieces Anne Michaels

  Fugitive Pieces

  Anne Michaels

  Winner
• Accordion Crimes Annie Proulx

  Accordion Crimes

  Annie Proulx

  Shortlist
• Alias Grace Margaret Atwood

  Alias Grace

  Margaret Atwood

  Shortlist
• Hen’s Teeth Manda Scott

  Hen’s Teeth

  Manda Scott

  Shortlist
• I Was Amelia Earhart Jane Mendelsohn

  I Was Amelia Earhart

  Jane Mendelsohn

  Shortlist
• One by One in the Darkness Deirdre Madden

  One by One in the Darkness

  Deirdre Madden

  Shortlist
• All the Blood Is Red Leone Ross

  All the Blood Is Red

  Leone Ross
• Anita and Me Meera Syal

  Anita and Me

  Meera Syal
• Death Comes for Peter Pan Joan Brady

  Death Comes for Peter Pan

  Joan Brady
• Every Man for Himself Beryl Bainbridge

  Every Man for Himself

  Beryl Bainbridge
• Fall on Your Knees Ann-Marie MacDonald

  Fall on Your Knees

  Ann-Marie MacDonald
• Gut Symmetries Jeanette Winterson

  Gut Symmetries

  Jeanette Winterson
• Red Leaves Paullina Simons

  Red Leaves

  Paullina Simons
• The Autobiography of My Mother Jamaica Kincaid

  The Autobiography of My Mother

  Jamaica Kincaid
• The Cast Iron Shore Linda Grant

  The Cast Iron Shore

  Linda Grant
• The Enchantment of Lily Dahl Siri Hustvedt

  The Enchantment of Lily Dahl

  Siri Hustvedt
• The Frequency of Souls Mary Kay Zuravleff

  The Frequency of Souls

  Mary Kay Zuravleff
• The Last Thing He Wanted Joan Didion

  The Last Thing He Wanted

  Joan Didion
• The Mistress of Spices Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

  The Mistress of Spices

  Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• With Child Laurie R. King

  With Child

  Laurie R. King