NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names juxtaposes the bleak backdrop of a Zimbabwean shantytown with the warmth that Darling and her friends radiate with their bright outlook and youthful energy, says Maisie Boggild-Jones
Favourite to win the Man Booker Prize 2013, Jim Crace’s Harvest is a beautifully written tribute to those affected by the Enclosure Acts, says Shanda Moorghen