Nora Webster
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| Author | Colm Tóibín |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | October 7, 2014 |
| Publication place | Ireland |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
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Nora Webster is a historical novel by Colm Tóibín, published October 7, 2014 by Scribner. The story is set in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, and in Brooklyn, New York in the middle of the 20th century.
Reception
[edit | edit source]Nora Webster is a New York Times best seller.[1]
The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews[1] and Booklist,[2] as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly[3] and Shelf Awareness.[4]
Kirkus called Nora Webster "[a] novel of mourning, healing and awakening," noting that "its plainspoken eloquence never succumbs to the sentimentality its heroine would reject."[1]
The audiobook, narrated by Fiona Shaw, received positive reviews from Booklist[5] and Library Journal.[6]
Kirkus Reviews named Nora Webster one of the best fiction novels of the year.[1]
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Booklist Editors' Choice for Adult Fiction | Selection | [7] |
| Costa Book Award for Novel | Nominee | [8] | |
| Eason Novel of the Year | Shortlist | [9] | |
| 2015 | Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | Shortlist | [10][11][12] |
| Folio Prize | Shortlist | [13] | |
| Hawthornden Prize | Winner | [14] | |
| 2016 | Europese Literatuurprijs | Nominee | [15] |
References
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