My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
British novelist.
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You is a 2010 novel by Louisa Young. It was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award in 2011.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Louisa Young
- First published
- 2010
- Length
- 416 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Costa Novel Award shortlist, 2011
- Genre
- Historical fiction, War and conflict, Love story, Class and society
Is My Dear I Wanted to Tell You worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Costa Novel Award and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Costa (Whitbread) Novel Award (winners and shortlists) (Costa, 2011) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
The edition we link to is the The Borough Press paperback (2012), 416 pages.
- Publisher
- The Borough Press (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9780007361441
How critics, prizes and readers rate My Dear I Wanted to Tell You
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 13% of the points available on prize lists, against 7% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work