West Midlands Readers' Network

Catherine O'Flynn wins Costa First Novel Award

(Posted Jan 7, 11:24 AM)

Birmingham author Catherine O’Flynn has won the Costa First Novel Award for What Was Lost, her novel published by Tindal Street Press. The judges described it as:

A formidable novel blending humour and pathos in a cleverly constructed and absorbing mystery. An extraordinary book and a superb first novel.

Many readers’ groups in the region will have enjoyed this book, and may possibly have met Catherine (for instance at Birmingham Book Festival’s Readers’ Day in October).

For more information on the Costas go to Costa Book Awards

For more information on Catherine’s book and Tindal Street Press go to Tindal Street Press

Comment

1. Congratulations to Catherine for an excellent book. And congratulations to Costa for excellent coffee.

   — Sonia Greenberg · Jan 7, 11:41 AM · #

2. Readers might also be intersted to know that Burton on Trent born poet Jean Sprackland won the Costa Poetry Collection Award – two Midlanders out of five; not bad!

   — Jonathan Davidson · Jan 8, 12:02 PM · #

3. What Was Lost was one of my favourite books of 2007. It gripped me from beginning to end, it was hilarious in places and sometimes very sad. I can’t wait to meet Catherine when she comes to the Hereford Readers group on 4th March 08- for details about this call Anne-Marie 01432 260646

   — Anne-Marie Dossett (Reader Development Librarian) · Jan 12, 03:20 PM · #

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