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Jane Rogers
Jane Rogers has published eight novels, written original television and radio drama, and has adapted work (her own and others') for radio and TV. Her novels include MR. WROE'S VIRGINS, ISLAND, THE VOYAGE HOME, and most recently, THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB, which made the 13-title long list for... show more

Jane Rogers has published eight novels, written original television and radio drama, and has adapted work (her own and others') for radio and TV. Her novels include MR. WROE'S VIRGINS, ISLAND, THE VOYAGE HOME, and most recently, THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB, which made the 13-title long list for the 2011 Booker Prize. She has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the Writers' Guild Best Fiction Book, has been a finalist for the Guardian Fiction Prize, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She is Professor of Writing at Sheffield Hallam University, and lives near Manchester in the north of England.
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Yzabel
Yzabel rated it 5 years ago
[I received a copy through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.]Interesting theme here: dead, wealthy people being brought to life for a couple of weeks in the bodies of fit, but poor youth for whom this is the only hope of making some kind of money.There’s a lot to be said here in terms of ...
so many books, so little time
so many books, so little time rated it 11 years ago
I think Dorothy Parker best describes my reaction to this novel:This is not a book to be put aside lightly. It should be thrown across the room with great force.And that's only at the halfway mark.
Birdish Book Blog
Birdish Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
[Originally posted on tumblr on 27. January 2013] I have no idea about literary fiction. Well, I guess I know what it is, or what it’s supposed to be but I never picked up a book I knew was literary fiction on purpose. Well, I picked up 'Island' by Jane Rogers on purpose because the movie adaption...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 12 years ago
Part of the Dangerous Visions seriesThe Testament of Jessie Lamb BBC BLURB: Jane Rogers dramatises her award winning novel. Society is splintering, apocalyptic sects with fundamentalist, ecological or anti-scientific beliefs are springing up. Panic, chaos and fear reign. When Jessie's own world begi...
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2012/05/review-testament-of-jessie-lamb-by-jane.html
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