Difference between revisions of "Costa Prize 2011"
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| − | |summary= | + | |summary=It takes a while for the full power of Louisa Young's remarkable ''My Dear I Wanted To Tell You'' to become apparent, but when it does, it can hardly fail to move you. Set just before and during World War One, it's a story of love and human spirit against the odds. The impact of the book is in what happens to the characters, so I don't want to give too much away, but it's worth pointing out that it's not for the overly squeamish reader particularly in some of the descriptions of surgical procedures, which have clearly been meticulously researched by Young. The title itself it taken from the opening words of the standard letters that the wounded were given to send to loved ones back home. The wounded were required to fill in the blanks. |
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007361432</amazonuk> | |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007361432</amazonuk> | ||
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Revision as of 11:48, 21 December 2011
Entries for the 2011 Awards clsed on 24 June 2011. The shortlists were aannounced on 15 November and we'll hear about the category winners on 4 January 2012. The presentation ceremony follows on 24 January.
The Shortlists
Costa First Novel Award
Costa Novel Award
Costa Poetry Award
Costa Biography Award
Costa Children's Book Award
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