The Telegraph: Booker Prize 2013 is a truly great shortlist → September 10, 2013 Laura Trippi “As the names were read out by Robert Macfarlane, chair of the judges, I realised the choices were both brave and solid – each one exceptional yet indisputably skilled; and as a collection, as a joint way of saying “this is what the novel can be”, it was incredibly exciting. ” — Gaby Wood, The Telegraph September 10, 2013The TelegraphBooker Prize 2013 is a truly great shortlistGaby Wood