User:Mrmatiko/Reservoir 13
Reservoir 13 is a novel by Jon McGregor.
Summary
[edit]- 13 year old girl goes missing near a Peak District village
- The effects on the village of her not being found over the course of 13 years
- Book lasts for 13 chapters, one for each year that Rebecca isn't found
Award nominations
[edit]- Longlisted for Booker 2017 (2nd McGregor novel to be on the Booker shortlist)
- Shortlisted for Goldsmiths Prize 2017[1]
- The Reservoir Tapes (Radio 4 drama + book)
Critical reception
[edit]Reviews
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/15/reservoir-13-by-jon-mcgregor-review
- https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/reservoir-13-review-a-humane-and-tender-masterpiece-1.3023466
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/what-happens-to-a-tranquil-british-town-when-a-13-year-old-girl-goes-missing/2017/10/03/36b87884-a788-11e7-b3aa-c0e2e1d41e38_story.html?utm_term=.d1172a5a4b90
- https://www.ft.com/content/34a3a71e-25bd-11e7-a34a-538b4cb30025
- https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/04/real-meaning-behind-jon-mcgregor-s-village-tale-missing-teenage-girl
Other
- https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/10/18/time-marches-interview-jon-mcgregor/
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/07/jon-mcgregor-reservoir-13-novel-interview
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/23/reservoir-13-jon-mcregor-aftermath-in-slow-motion-review-novel
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08lgbx0
- ^ "Goldsmiths Prize shortlist announced". The bookseller.