For many it seems right to see her win, thus completing the trilogy of books and awards.
American author Diane Cook’s debut novel, The New Wilderness, is also in the running.
The former This American Life producer’s book follows the horrific decision a young mother is forced to make.
Bea’s five-year-old daughter, Agnes, is slowly wasting away, consumed by the smog and pollution of the overdeveloped metropolis that most of the population now calls home.