Orange Prize for Fiction ~ longlist

The longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction was announced on March 17th.  I have two of these books on hand (The Lacuna, borrowed from a friend, and The Help, from the library), but don't know anything about the others.  Have you read (or heard anything, good or bad) about any of these?


The Very Thought of You ~ by Rosie Alison
The Rehearsal ~ by Eleanor Catton
Savage Lands ~ by Clare Clark
Hearts and Minds ~ by Amanda Craig
The Way Things Look to Me ~ Roopa Farooki
The Twisted Heart ~ by Rebecca Gowers
This is How ~ by M.J. Hyland
Small Wars ~ by Sadie Jones
The Lacuna ~ by Barbara Kingsolver
Secret Son ~ by Laila Lalami
The Long Song ~ by Andrea Levy
Black Water Rising ~ by Attica Locke
The Wilding ~ by Maria McCann
Wolf Hall ~ by Hilary Mantel
Black Mamba Boy ~ by Nadifa Mohamed
A Gate at the Stairs ~ by Lorrie Moore
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle ~ by Monique Roffey
The Still Point ~ by Amy Sackville
The Help ~ by Kathryn Stockett
The Little Stranger ~ by Sarah Waters