Irish writer favourite for Costa award

Colm Toibin has been hailed as the frontrunner to scoop the Costa Book of the Year award after clinching the prize’s Novel Award category for his work titled 'Brooklyn'.

Irish writer favourite for Costa award
Tue, 05 Jan, 2010 - 09:23

Colm Toibin has been hailed as the frontrunner to scoop the Costa Book of the Year award after clinching the prize’s Novel Award category for his work titled 'Brooklyn'.

The author’s sixth novel centres around a young Irish girl who travels to the United States in the 1950s to find work, before tragic news summons her home.

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