| Nora Webster | |
| Publisher: | Scribner |
| Isbn: | 9781439138335 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pub Date: | October 7, 2014 |
| Genre: | Novel |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Author: | Colm Tóibín |
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 is a New York Times best seller.[1]
On The Omnivore, in an aggregation of British press reviews, the book received a score of 4.0 out of 5.[2] On Bookmarks Magazine Jan/Feb 2015 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Nora Webster is a subtle meditation on grief, home, family, and memory by an internationally respected writer at the peak of his craft--a meditation in prose that is curiously flat and seemingly empty but that reflects, with perfect clarity, the fullness of life".[3]
The book received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews[1] and Booklist,[4] as well as positive reviews from Publishers Weekly[5] and Shelf Awareness.[6]
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[7] and Library Journal.[8]
Kirkus Reviews named Nora Webster one of the best fiction novels of the year.[1]
| 2014 | Booklist Editors' Choice for Adult Fiction | Selection | [9] | |
| Costa Book Award for Novel | Nominee | [10] | ||
| Eason Novel of the Year | Shortlist | [11] | ||
| 2015 | Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | Shortlist | [12] [13] [14] | |
| Folio Prize | Shortlist | [15] | ||
| Hawthornden Prize | Winner | [16] | ||
| 2016 | Europese Literatuurprijs | Nominee | [17] |