25-year old author of The Tiger's Wife, Serbian-American Tea Obreht, has been announced as this year's Orange Prize winner. Tea is the youngest writer to win the £30,000 award.
Chair of the judges, Bettany Hughes, said: 'The Tiger's Wife is an exceptional book and Téa Obreht is a truly exciting new talent. Obreht's powers of observation and her understanding of the world are remarkable. By skilfully spinning a series of magical tales she has managed to bring the tragedy of chronic Balkan conflict thumping into our front rooms with a bittersweet vivacity.'
Emma Donohue's Room was the novel tipped to win this year's prize. The other shortlisted writers were Aminatta Forna, The Memory of Love; Emma Henderson, Grace Williams Says it Loud; Nicole Krauss, Great House and Kathleen Winter, Annabel.
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