'Most unusual book' wins Walter Scott historical fiction prize
Alice Jolly's The Matchbox Girl wins the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize at the Borders Book Festival.
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"It feels overwhelming and incredibly exciting - I feel as though I have waited all my life for something like this to happen to me."
— Alice Jolly , Academic
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Alice Jolly's The Matchbox Girl wins the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize at the Borders Book Festival.
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