Black Butterflies selected for Women's Prize Longlist
We are thrilled to announce that Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris has been selected for 2023 Women's Prize Longlist!
Inspired by real-life accounts of the Siege of Sarajevo, only thirty years ago, Priscilla Morris’ powerful work of fiction is a heartrending and utterly captivating portrait of disintegration, resilience and hope.
Upon the announcement, longlisted author Priscilla Morris said: “I’m absolutely overjoyed to find out that my debut novel Black Butterflies has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction! It’s so good to know that Zora’s story of war, art and resilience is resonating.”
Publisher Rowan Cope also commented about Black Butterflies’ selection: “I am utterly thrilled that Priscilla’s heartfelt and beautifully crafted storytelling, as well as the value of this exploration of love, hope and resistance in a city under siege, have been recognised by the judges of the Women’s Prize 2023. The novel will touch many more readers thanks to this recognition.”
‘A moving, compelling, deeply human novel about love, hope and resilience’
EMMA STONEX, bestselling author of The Lamplighters
Sarajevo, spring 1992. When ethnic violence erupts, Zora, an artist and teacher, sends her husband and elderly mother to safety with her daughter in England. Reluctant to believe that hostilities will last more than a few weeks, she stays behind.
As the city falls under siege, Zora and her friends are forced to rebuild themselves, over and over.
