Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Voyage of the Sparrowhawk2021
Summary: In the aftermath of World War One, everyone in the small town of Barton is rebuilding their lives. Ben needs to find his brother, Sam -- who was wounded in action and is now missing -- if he wants to... more »- place hold (0)
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Love after love : a novel2020
Summary: After Betty Ramdin's abusive husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo, as their lodger. Over time, these three form an unconventional family, loving... more »- place hold (0)
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The volunteer : one man, an underground army, and the secret mission to destroy Auschwitz2019
Summary: To uncover the fate of the thousands being interred at a mysterious Nazi camp on the border of the Reich, a thirty-nine-year-old Polish resistance fighter named Witold Pilecki volunteered for an... more »- place hold (0)
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton2019
Summary: "A startling, compelling historical debut novel. . . should be on top of your vacation reading pile." -The Washington Post "A stunning debut. . . . I love this book." -Guardian "Reminiscent of... more »EBOOK
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Normal people : a novel2019
Summary: "At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He's popular and well-adjusted, star of the school football team, while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell... more »BOOK
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Locations: Adult Displays - Near New Arrivals, Adult Fiction
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The 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle2018
Summary: Doomed to repeat the same day over and over, Aiden Bishop must solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle in order to escape the curse in a world filled with enemies where nothing and no one are quite what they seem.- place hold (0)
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Reservoir 132017
Summary: A teenage girl has gone missing and everyone is called upon to join the search. The villagers fan out across the English moors as the police set up roadblocks and news reporters descend. Meanwhile,... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickEleanor Oliphant is completely fine2017
Summary: "Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same... more »- place hold (0)
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Days without end : a novel2017
Summary: Entering the U.S. army after fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland, seventeen-year-old Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, experience the harrowing realities of the Indian wars and the... more »- place hold (0)
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The Loney2016
Summary: "The eerie, suspenseful debut novel -- hailed as "an amazing piece of fiction" by Stephen King -- that is taking the world by storm. When the remains of a young child are discovered during a winter... more »- place hold (0)
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The Lie Tree2016
Summary: On an island off the south coast of Victorian England, fourteen-year-old Faith investigates the mysterious death of her father, who was involved in a scandal, and discovers a tree that feeds upon... more »- place hold (0)
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The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world2015
Summary: A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.- place hold (0)
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A god in ruins : a novel2015
Summary: Ursula Todd's brother Teddy is an old man trying to come to grips with his post-War life and with a modern world and family. Switching back and forth in time between memories of his childhood and his... more »- place hold (0)
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H is for Hawk2014
Summary: "As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T.H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which... more »- place hold (0)
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Elizabeth is missing2014
Summary: In a heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging, an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared.... more »- place hold (0)
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The shock of the fall2014
Summary: 'I'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name's Simon. I think you're going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he'll be dead. And he was... more »- place hold (0)
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Life after life : a novel2013
Summary: "What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first... more »- place hold (0)
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Bring up the bodies : a novel2012
Summary: "The sequel to Hilary Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Wolf Hall delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn Though he battled for... more »- place hold (0)
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Blood red road2011
Summary: In a distant future, eighteen-year-old Lugh is kidnapped, and while his twin sister Saba and nine-year-old Emmi are trailing him across bleak Sandsea they are captured, too, and taken to brutal... more »- place hold (0)
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The Ask and the Answer2009
Summary: Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.- place hold (0)
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Brooklyn : a novel2009
Summary: Amazon Best of the Month, May 2009: Committed to a quiet life in little Enniscorthy, Ireland, the industrious young Eilis Lacey reluctantly finds herself swept up in an unplanned adventure to... more »- place hold (0)
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The outcast2008
Summary: It's 1957 and Lewis Aldridge is travelling back to his home in the South of England. He is straight out of jail and nineteen years old. His return will trigger the implosion not just of his family,... more »- place hold (0)
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The tenderness of wolves2007
Summary: 1867. Winter has just tightened its grip on Dove River, an isolated settlement in Canada's Northern Territory, when a man is brutally murdered. A local woman, Mrs. Ross, stumbles upon the crime scene... more »- place hold (0)
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Restless : a novel2006
Summary: It is Paris, 1939. Twenty-eight year old Eva Delectorskaya is at the funeral of her beloved younger brother. Standing among her family and friends she notices a stranger. Lucas Romer is a patrician... more »- place hold (0)
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The accidental2005
Summary: "Amber--thirtysomething and barefoot--shows up at the door of the Norfolk cottage that the Smarts are renting for the summer. She talks her way in. She tells nothing but lies. She stays for dinner.... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickWhite teeth : a novel2000
Summary: On New Year's morning, 1975, Archie Jones sits in his car on a London road and waits for the exhaust fumes to fill his Cavalier Musketeer station wagon. Archie--working-class, ordinary, a failed... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickHarry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban1999
Summary: During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.- place hold (0)
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The satanic verses1989
Summary: When a jumbo jet blows apart above the English Channel, Gabreel and Saladin are two who survive and are washed up on an English beach. However, it soon becomes clear that curious changes have come... more »- place hold (0)
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Amber Spyglass
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Birthday Letters
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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time
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Golden Hill
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How To Be Both
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The Innocents
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Middle England
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The New Policeman
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Out Of Shadows
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Saffy's Angel
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Skellig
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