Jill Hood obituary
Jill Hood collaborated with the publisher Tom Maschler to launch a literary prize to rival France’s Prix Goncourt. Photograph: Catherine Fried
Jill Hood collaborated with the publisher Tom Maschler to launch a literary prize to rival France’s Prix Goncourt. Photograph: Catherine Fried
MarkGuthrie
Mon 22 Feb 2021 06.26 EST
Last modified on Fri 26 Mar 2021 16.14 EDT
My friend Jill Hood, who has died aged 81, was a family lawyer in her own firm who had previously made her mark in publishing by helping to secure the sponsorship for the original Booker prize. For nearly 50 years she was also an active member of her community in West Hampstead, north London.