The Girl with Glass Feet
by Ali Shaw
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Betty Trask Award | 2014 | Shortlist |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2010 | Winner |
About This Book
Ali Shaw's debut novel is set on a remote northern island where a young woman named Ida gradually turns to glass from the feet up. As she returns to discover how it happened, she falls in love with the quiet, bereaved photographer Midas Crook. Part fairy tale, part literary novel, the book won the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2010 and was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.
About the Author
Ali Shaw is a British novelist born in 1981 in Yeovil, Somerset. He studied English at Exeter University and worked in Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford before publishing his debut novel. The Girl with Glass Feet (2009, Atlantic Books) is his debut, set on a remote northern island where a young woman named Ida gradually turns to glass from the feet up and returns to discover the cause, falling in love with the photographer Midas Crook. Read more →
