Jan 06 2015
The category winners in the 2014 Costa Book Award have been announced, with Ali Smith winning in the Novel category with How to be Both, a Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel about grief and the experience of making and appreciating art.
The Costa Book Award is now in its 43rd year – it was previously named the Whitbread Prize. It is open solely to authors who live in the UK and Ireland. The winners are:
Fiction: Ali Smith, How To Be Both
First Novel: Emma Healey, Elizabeth Is Missing
Biography: Helen Macdonald, H Is For Hawk
Poetry: Jonathan Edwards, My Family And Other Superheroes
Children's: Kate Saunders, Five Children On the Western Front
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide.
The Stone Home
by Crystal Hana Kim
A moving family drama and coming-of-age story revealing a dark corner of South Korean history.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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