The Matchbox Girl: Winner of the 2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

By Alice Jolly

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From the multi-award-winning author - a beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel telling the story of a young girl’s battle for survival and search for the truth in occupied Vienna
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Published Jan 6, 2026

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