Books by Jacqueline Crooks
“Fire Rush is set between London, Bristol, and Jamaica in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is written partly in patois, and brings readers into a world of gangsters, raves, and police brutality. It’s a novel with a strong sense of place, community, and musicality—one that is drawn from the author’s own experiences and took sixteen years to write.” Read more...
The 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Jacqueline Crooks were recommended
The 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist, recommended by Cal Flyn
Every year, the Women’s Prize for Fiction highlights the best novels written by women over the previous twelve months. In 2023, the six-strong Women’s Prize shortlist features the latest books by beloved bestsellers Barbara Kingsolver and Maggie O’Farrell, plus a debut novel set during the siege of Sarajevo and a book told primarily from the point of view of a dolphin.
