Sebastian Barry wins Costa novel award for second time

Irish novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry has won the Costa Novel Award for the second time for his book, Days Without End.

Sebastian Barry wins Costa novel award for second time
Wed, 04 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Laura Harding

Barry’s work, set in the wars of 1850s America, has been hailed by judges as a “miracle of a book”.

His fourth book, The Secret Scripture, won the Costa Book of the Year in 2008.

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