Nora Webster

Nora Webster is a historical novel by Colm Tóibín, published October 7, 2014 by Scribner. The story is set in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, and in Brooklyn, New York in the middle of the 20th century.

Nora Webster

Author	Colm Tóibín
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Scribner
Publication date	October 7, 2014
Publication place	Ireland
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback)
ISBN	9781439138335

Reception

Nora Webster is a New York Times best seller.^[1]

The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews^[1] and Booklist,^[2] as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly^[3] and Shelf Awareness.^[4]

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."^[1]

The audiobook, narrated by Fiona Shaw, received positive reviews from Booklist^[5] and Library Journal.^[6]

Kirkus Reviews named Nora Webster one of the best fiction novels of the year.^[1]

Awards for Nora Webster

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	Booklist Editors' Choice for Adult Fiction	Selection	[7]
	Costa Book Award for Novel	Nominee	[8]
	Eason Novel of the Year	Shortlist	[9]
2015	Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction	Shortlist	[10][11][12]
	Folio Prize	Shortlist	[13]
	Hawthornden Prize	Winner	[14]
2016	Europese Literatuurprijs	Nominee	[15]