It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007 and the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in 2009.
The Observations, her first book is set in Scotland in 1863.
Jane Harris was born in Belfast and grew up in Scotland before moving to England in her 20s. I was only 15 with a head full of sugar and I had a notion to work in a grand establishment. Now there’s a coincidence I thought to myself, because here I was on my way across Scratchland to have a look at Edinburgh castle and perhaps get a job there and who knows marry a young nobleman or prince. I had reason to leave Glasgow, this would have been about three or four years ago, and I had been on the Great Road about five hours when I seen a track to the left and a sign that said ‘Castle Haivers’. It’s The Observations by Jane Harris and Chapter 1 ‘ I Find a New Place‘ begins: My choice this week is a book I’ll be reading soon. Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where you can share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book you are reading or thinking about reading soon.
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