![]() ![]() “I’m in a state of numb surprise,” Adamson says of her inclusion on the IMPAC list which she describes as “. ![]() Shortlisted for the 2008 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize, it also appears on the longlist for the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Since then, Adamson’s novel of the Canadian frontier appeared on numerous Best Fiction 2008 lists including those of the Washington Post, the Boston Globe and the Barnes Noble Review. ![]() Ondaatje had the right Adamson and clearly the right book which he praised as “a remarkable first novel, full of verve, beautifully written, and with all the panache of a great adventure”. This self-deprecating Canadian recalls her second response: "Are you sure he got the right Adamson? There are a few around." 'HE DID WHAT? You're kidding me!" This was Gil Adamson's astonished reaction when she heard that Michael Ondaatje had written a glowing commendation of her first novel The Canadian author was in Dublin this week, writes INTERVIEW: ' The Outlander', Gil Adamson's first novel, is shortlisted for the IMPAC award. ![]()
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