Susan Hill commented in 2006 : A novel of mine was shortlisted for Booker and won the Whitbread Prize for Fiction .
It won the 1972 Whitbread Award , and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize .
Susan Hill commented in 2006 : A novel of mine was shortlisted for Booker Prize and won the Whitbread Award   for Fiction .
It won the 1972 Whitbread Award , and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize .