Restless
British novelist, born 1952. Won the Costa Novel Award in 2006.
Restless is a 2006 novel by William Boyd. It won the Costa Novel Award in 2006.
On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- William Boyd
- First published
- 2006
- Length
- 336 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Costa Novel Award winner, 2006
- Genre
- Thrillers and spy fiction, War and conflict, Psychological
Is Restless worth reading?
2 of the 15 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, 2006) | Winner | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Restless
The edition we link to is the Bloomsbury Paperbacks paperback (2012), 336 pages.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9781408835180
How critics, prizes and readers rate Restless
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 8% 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
Books like Restless
If you liked Restless, try Sweet Caress, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or The English Patient.
