And the Orange Prize goes to... Lionel Shriver

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American author Lionel Shriver tonight won the Orange Prize for fiction with her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin.

Said broadcaster Jenni Murray, who chaired the judging panel: 'We Need To Talk About Kevin is a book that acknowledges what many women worry about but never express - the fear of becoming a mother and the terror of what kind of child one might bring into the world. It's a very courageous book which will resonate with everyone who has had a child or thought about having one.'