When God Was a Rabbit
{{Short description|2011 novel by Sarah Winman}}
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When God Was a Rabbit is a book by Sarah Winman that was first published in 2011. It won Winman various awards including New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.galaxynationalbookawards.com/winners2011.asp?|title=2011 Galaxy National Book Awards - The Winners|work=galaxynationalbookawards.com|accessdate=2012-01-29}} and was one of the books chosen by Richard & Judy in their 2011 Summer Book Club.{{cite web|url=http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/current-reads/Summer-2011/87|title=Current Reads (Summer 2011)|work=richardandjudy.co.uk|accessdate=2012-01-29}}
Synopsis
When God Was a Rabbit follows the life of a young girl – Eleanor Maud (Elly for short) – as she grows up first in Essex, then Cornwall and the various characters she meets and befriends along the way. The book is named after God, a pet rabbit given to Elly by her brother who is a constant companion during her childhood. Overall it is a story about love in all its forms, surrounding the central characters, Elly, her brother and their extended circle of family and friends.
Awards
- New Writer of the Year in the Galaxy National Book Awards (United Kingdom), 2011
- Newton First Book Award in the Edinburgh International Book Festival (United Kingdom), 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/newton-first-book-award|title=Newton First Book Award|work=edbookfest.co.uk|accessdate=2012-01-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.edbookfest.co.uk/news/sarah-winman-wins-newton-first-book-award|title=Sarah Winman wins Newton First Book Award|publisher=Edinburgh International Book Festival|work=edbookfest.co.uk|date=19 October 2011|accessdate=2012-01-29}}
- Waterstones 11 (United Kingdom), 2011{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9025769/Waterstones-11-the-literary-ones-to-watch.html|title=Waterstones 11: the literary ones to watch|publisher=The Telegraph|work=telegraph.co.uk|last=Singh|first=Anita|date=2012-01-20|accessdate=2012-01-29}}
- The Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (South Africa), 2011
Reviews
- Claudia FitzHerbert: [http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/6787183/triumph-and-disaster-.thtml Triumph and disaster], The Spectator, 19 March 2011
- Anthony Cummins: [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/8404292/Fiction-in-Brief.html Fiction in Brief], The Telegraph, 28 March 2011
- Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan: [http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/books/When-God-Was-A-Rabbit/95 Review: When God Was a Rabbit], Summer 2011
- David Hebblethwaite: [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/tag/book-review-sarah-winman Book Review Sarah Winman], The Huffington Post, 14 December 2011
References
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Edition
- Sarah Winman: When God Was a Rabbit (Headline Review: London, 2011) ({{ISBN|9780755379286}}).
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Category:Novels set in Cornwall
Category:Novels set in New York City
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