Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | 2015 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Colm Tóibín's novel follows a recently widowed Wexford woman in the 1960s as she rebuilds her life, discovers music, and finds a new sense of self in the quiet aftermath of loss. Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
About the Author
Colm Tóibín is an Irish novelist, short story writer, and critic born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford in 1955. He studied at University College Dublin and worked as a journalist in Barcelona before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of The South (1990), The Heather Blazing (1992), The Story of the Night (1996), The Blackwater Lightship (1999), The Master (2004), Brooklyn (2009), Nora Webster (2014), and House of Names (2017). Read more →
