Walter Scott Prize Winners

The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction founded in 2010 rewards "writing of exceptional quality with a setting of Sixty Years since" (i.e. major

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Winners

	The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey 3.87 avg rating — 593 ratings Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Take by Robin Robertson 3.85 avg rating — 2,052 ratings Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,938 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days Without End (Days Without End #1) by Sebastian Barry 3.99 avg rating — 18,328 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tightrope (Marian Sutro, #2) by Simon Mawer 3.77 avg rating — 2,152 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling 3.75 avg rating — 166 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 22,522 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng 4.12 avg rating — 19,721 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Canaan's Side (Dunne Family #4) by Sebastian Barry 3.86 avg rating — 4,906 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Song by Andrea Levy 3.73 avg rating — 8,545 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 177,107 ratings Walter Scott Prize (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 311 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is Happiness by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 3,433 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 58,368 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sin of Omission by Marguerite Poland 4.47 avg rating — 78 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Redeemed ( The West Country Trilogy, #3) by Tim Pears 4.34 avg rating — 270 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadowplay by Joseph O'Connor 3.91 avg rating — 1,746 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan 3.34 avg rating — 1,247 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Offing by Benjamin Myers (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 2,781 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek 3.78 avg rating — 663 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 3,836 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Parisian by Isabella Hammad (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 2,727 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Historical Fiction Longlist (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Party by Cressida Connolly 3.46 avg rating — 2,347 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Long Way From Home by Peter Carey 3.54 avg rating — 2,899 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Water by Elizabeth Lowry 3.70 avg rating — 125 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller 3.90 avg rating — 2,645 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wanderers (The West Country Trilogy, #2) by Tim Pears 4.16 avg rating — 391 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warlight by Michael Ondaatje 3.61 avg rating — 37,993 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little by Edward Carey 4.01 avg rating — 7,060 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey 3.44 avg rating — 2,866 ratings Walter Scott Prize Nominee for Longlist (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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