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Avni Doshi shortlisted for Booker Prize

September 15, 2020 by andrew

Burnt Sugar, the debut novel by former UEA writing fellow Avni Doshi, has been shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize. Avni (pictured) was born in New Jersey and gained a BA in Art History from Barnard College in New York before completing a Masters in History of Art at University College London, after which she […]

Burnt Sugar

August 3, 2020 by andrew

The opening to Burnt Sugar, the debut novel by Avni Doshi, published by Hamish Hamilton on 30 July 2020.   I would be lying if I said my mother’s misery has never given me pleasure. I suffered at her hands as a child, and any pain she subsequently endured appeared to me to be a […]

Avni Doshi longlisted for Booker Prize

July 29, 2020 by andrew

Former UEA writing fellow Avni Doshi has been longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for her debut novel Burnt Sugar. Avni (pictured) was born in New Jersey and gained a BA in Art History from Barnard College in New York before completing a Masters in History of Art at University College London, after which she worked as […]

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