Rose Tremain, who was born in London in 1943, stands out as one of the handful of female writers who made it onto Granta's original list of the 20 Best of Young British Novelists in 1983. Her body of work, which includes novels and short stories, has been published in 27 countries around the world and has garnered numerous awards. Some of her accolades include the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award for "Restoration" (which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize), the Prix Femina Etranger in France for "Sacred Country," the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award for "Music & Silence," and the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2008 for "The Road Home." Furthermore, "Restoration" was adapted into a film in 1995, and a stage adaptation was produced in 2009.
