Nora Webster is a historical novel by Colm Tóibín, published October 7, 2014 by Scribner. The story is set in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland in the middle of the 20th century.
Reception Nora Webster is a New York Times best seller.
The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Booklist, as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly and Shelf Awareness.
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."
The audiobook, narrated by Fiona Shaw, received positive reviews from Booklist and Library Journal.
Kirkus Reviews named Nora Webster one of the best fiction novels of the year. +Awards for Nora WebsterYearAwardResultRef.2014Booklist Editors' Choice for Adult FictionSelectionCosta Book Award for Novel NomineeEason Novel of the YearShortlist2015Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionShortlistFolio PrizeShortlistHawthornden PrizeWinner2016Europese LiteratuurprijsNominee
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