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The closing date for entries is midnight on October 1, 2026. Entrants must be aged 18 or over and must be residents of Great Britain. Your prize copy of What July Knew can be dedicated to you or to a friend or family member - the winner can choose.

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My Man in a Bowler Hat is inspired by the lives of Emily’s grandparents.

Set in post-war England, in 1946, it is the tale of a young refugee, Hanns, and his new bride Christine, coming up against racial prejudice at a friend’s cocktail party. 


Gorgeous and moving. I adored it.
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