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Offshore
1979132 pagesEasy readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 1979
A houseboat community on the Thames
Offshore follows a small community of people who live on houseboats at Battersea Reach on the Thames. Nenna James is trying to look after her two young daughters while her husband is away. At 132 pages it is the shortest novel to win the Booker Prize.
More about this book
Who
Nenna James, her daughters and the other houseboat residents.
World
Battersea Reach on the Thames, London.
What makes it different
It is the shortest winner of the Booker Prize.
Feel
Light and affectionate.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- OffshoreWikipedia