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Costa/Whitbread First Novel Winners
The Costa Awards were known as the Whitbread awards prior to 2006. The award is given in several categories annually.

The First Novel category is given for a book that is the author's debut novel.

http://www.costabookawards.com...

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Tags: fiction and prize-winners

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White Teeth
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith 10 people voted »
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2
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
by Jeanette Winterson 7 people voted »
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3
Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel
Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Novel
by Kate Atkinson 5 people voted »
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4
The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
The Debt to Pleasure: A Novel
by John Lanchester 3 people voted »
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5
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland
by Giles Foden 2 people voted »
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6
The Harmony Silk Factory
The Harmony Silk Factory
by Tash Aw 2 people voted »
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7
White City Blue
White City Blue
by Tim Lott 1 person voted »
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7
The Longest Memory
The Longest Memory
by Fred D'Aguiar 1 person voted »
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9
The Ventriloquist's Tale
The Ventriloquist's Tale
by Pauline Melville 1 person voted »
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10
Vernon God Little
Vernon God Little
by D.B.C. Pierre 1 person voted »
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11
The Song of Names
The Song of Names
by Norman Lebrecht 1 person voted »
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11
A Good Man in Africa: A Novel
A Good Man in Africa: A Novel
by William Boyd 1 person voted »
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13
Something Like a House
Something Like a House
by Sid Smith 1 person voted »
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13
Saving Agnes: A Novel
Saving Agnes: A Novel
by Rachel Cusk 1 person voted »
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15
Eve Green: A Novel
Eve Green: A Novel
by Susan Fletcher 1 person voted »
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15
Swing Hammer Swing!
Swing Hammer Swing!
by Jeff Torrington 1 person voted »
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15
The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia
by Hanif Kureishi 1 person voted »
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18
Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan
by Gordon Burn 1 person voted »
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19
Gerontius
Gerontius
by James Hamilton-Paterson 1 person voted »
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20
The Comforts of Madness
The Comforts of Madness
by Paul Sayer 1 person voted »
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THE OTHER GARDEN
THE OTHER GARDEN
by Francis Wyndham 1 person voted »
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22
Continent
Continent
by Jim Crace 1 person voted »
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23
A Parish of Rich Women
A Parish of Rich Women
by James Buchan 1 person voted »
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24
Flying to Nowhere: a Tale
Flying to Nowhere: a Tale
by John Fuller 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill
by Bruce Chatwin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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