Costa Book Awards: Jonathan Coe wins with Brexit-themed book hailed by judges as 'perfect novel for now'
The IndependentSign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jonathan Coe has won a Costa Book Award for his Brexit-themed novel Middle England. Collins’s debut features a “twisted love affair” between a Jamaican maid and her French mistress in Georgian London. Debut authors scooped two other categories, with Jasbinder Bilan winning the children’s book award with her first novel, Asha And The Spirit Bird, “a thrilling adventure set in contemporary India”. The five winning authors each receive £5,000 and are now in the running for the 2019 Costa Book Of The Year award, which will be announced later this month.
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