I’m so delighted and amazed that Unsettled Ground has won the Costa Novel Award 2021. It means a huge amount that Jeanie’s and Julius’s story will be more widely read, and it’s simply a wonderful privilege for the book to be chosen from so many entered and of course the brilliant shortlist. More information about the awards can be found here.
Unsettled Ground will now go forward for the Costa Book of the year where it will be judged against the other category winners: biography, first novel, children’s, and poetry. The overall winner will be announced on 1st February.
Winchester paperback publication event
On 13th January I’ll be celebrating the publication of the UK paperback of Unsettled Ground at Waterstones in Winchester. There are limited tickets to keep numbers low, so if you’d like to come, please do get yours soon. They are £3.00 each (including a glass of wine) and are available either by emailing winchester@waterstones.com or by dropping into the High Street shop. More info here. I hope to see you there.
So thrilled for you Claire. I’ve loved all your books.
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Thanks so much, Linda x
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Congratulations so pleased I loved this book. Been a fan of your books since the first and so lovely to meet you when you visited our book club in Frinton several years ago.
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Hi Susie – I remember! And thank you, Claire x
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Fantastic! Congratulations, Claire. Well deserved 🙂
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Thanks, Dale!
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Many congratulations, Claire! So delighted to see this on Twitter yesterday evening
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Thanks, Susan.
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Congratulations Claire! This is wonderful news, and you very much deserved it!! Unsettled Ground is a wonderful novel – just as ALL your books have been. I’m so happy for you!! Bask in the glow! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Jodi.
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Congratulations, Claire! So impressed!
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Thank you!
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Brilliant news Claire, so pleased for you, and well-deserved.
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Thanks so much, Chris. Are you still in touch with Emma and Dallas? I’ve lost touch since the DEP changed, and it would be nice to reconnect. Claire x
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Sorry Claire, think you are mistaking me for somebody else! I met you at at U3A meeting in Purbeck a few years ago. Love all your books.
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Ah, sorry about that. A different Chris!
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