Waverton Good Read Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2019) Winner
Madeleine Bunting
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Madeleine Bunting
Aliases:
Clare Bunting / Madeleine Clare J. Bunting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-03 （Oswaldkirk, North Yorkshire, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- North Yorkshire, England → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- writer, journalist, columnist, associate editor
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- The Guardian, BBC, Demos
- Influenced By
- John Bunting
- Nominations
- Ondaatje Prize shortlisted (2010, The Plot), Golden Beer Wainwright Prize shortlisted (Love of Country), Saltire Society Prize shortlisted (Love of Country)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | — | History | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Harvard University | — | Politics | Knox postgraduate fellowship | — | United States |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
History
Country:
United Kingdom
Read history
Harvard University
Politics
Degree:
Knox postgraduate fellowship
Country:
United States
Knox postgraduate fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Portico Prize | The Plot | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | Waverton Good Read Award | Island Song | debut novel | — | winner |
| 2006 | Lambeth degree | — | honorary | Archbishop of Canterbury | awarded |
| 2013 | Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University | — | — | Cardiff University | awarded |
Portico Prize
2010
Work:
The Plot
Result:
winner
Waverton Good Read Award
2019
Work:
Island Song
Category:
debut novel
Result:
winner
Lambeth degree
2006
Category:
honorary
Organization:
Archbishop of Canterbury
Result:
awarded
Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University
2013
Organization:
Cardiff University
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Model Occupation: The Channel Islands Under German Rule, 1940-45
1995 Non-fictionExamines the German occupation of the Channel Islands during WWII, accusing islanders of passive collaboration.
WWII occupationcollaborationChannel Islands
The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre
2009 Non-fictionTraces the human use of one acre of land on the edge of the North York Moors over thousands of years, including her family's use.
land historyfamily heritagenatural beauty
Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey
2016 Non-fictionExplores the relationship between England and Scotland through journeys in the Hebrides.
national identityHebrideshistory
Island Song
2019 NovelHer debut novel, winner of the Waverton Good Read Award.
island lifefamily
Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care
2020 Non-fictionAnalysis of the crisis of care.
caresocial issues
Bibliography
- The Model Occupation: The Channel Islands Under German Rule, 1940-45 (1995)
- Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives (2004)
- The Plot: A Biography of an English Acre (2009)
- Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey (2016)
- Labours of Love, The Crisis of Care (2020)
- The Seaside: England's Love Affair (2023)
- Island Song (2019)
- Ceremony of Innocence (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed historical and social analysisblending of personal narrativeliberal perspective on religion
- Recurring Motifs
- land and historycare and social changeloss of faith
Legacy
Contemporary British writer known for non-fiction and novels on history, social issues, care crisis, and religion. Multiple award winner with influence through The Guardian and BBC.
Quotes
-
The New Atheists loathe religion far too much to plausibly challenge it.
Source: The Guardian (2007)
Trivia
- Ancestry includes English, Irish, Scottish, Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jewish.
- Fourth of five children, youngest daughter.
- Father was sculptor John Bunting.