Under a Pole Star
British novelist.
Under a Pole Star is a 2016 novel by Stef Penney. It was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award in 2017.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Stef Penney
- First published
- 2016
- Length
- 608 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Costa Novel Award shortlist, 2017
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Adventure, Love story
Is Under a Pole Star worth reading?
2 of the 16 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, 2017) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Under a Pole Star
The edition we link to is the Quercus paperback (2017), 608 pages.
- Publisher
- Quercus (paperback, 2017)
- Pages
- 608
- ISBN
- 9781786481191
How critics, prizes and readers rate Under a Pole Star
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