sebastian barry won the 2016 costa book of the year.
sebastian barry won the 2016 costa book of the year.
who won the 2016 costa book of the year?
sebastian barry
2008 costa book awards









































the shortlists were announced on 18 november 2008. the winners in each category were announced on 5 january 2009, and the overall winner for book of the year was announced on 27 january 2009.









































section::::book of the year.









































bullet::::- sebastian barry, "the secret scripture"









































section::::first novel.









































winner:









































bullet::::- sadie jones, "the outcast"









































shortlist:









































bullet::::- poppy adams, "the behaviour of moths"









































bullet::::- tom rob smith, "child 44"









































bullet::::- jennie rooney, "inside the whale"









































section::::novel.









































winner:









































bullet::::- sebastian barry, "the secret scripture"









































shortlist:









































bullet::::- chris cleave, "the other hand"









































bullet::::- louis de bernières, "a partisan's daughter"
2008 costa book awards
"the essex serpent" was nominated in the novel category for the 2016 costa book awards and was named waterstones book of the year 2016. it was placed on the long list for the 2017 baileys women's prize for fiction. 









































section::::novels.:"melmoth".









































her third novel is titled "melmoth", and was inspired by charles maturin's gothic novel "melmoth the wanderer". it was published by serpent's tail in october 2018. "melmoth" has been shortlisted for the 2019 dylan thomas prize.









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- official website









































bullet::::- sarah perry at rogers, coleridge and white literary agency
sarah perry