Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2017) Winner
Rebecca Stott
レベッカ・ストット
Rebekka Sutotto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964 （Cambridge）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
- Residence History
- Cambridge → York → Norwich
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Broadcaster, University professor
- Active Years
- 1992-2022
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia, University of Cambridge
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for Jelf Group First Novel Award, Shortlisted for Authors' Club Best First Novel Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove High School | — | — | — | 1976頃 | United Kingdom |
| University of York | English and Art History | Department of English | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | Literature and Creative Writing | — | — | United Kingdom |
Brighton and Hove High School
Period:
1976頃
Country:
United Kingdom
Won a scholarship
University of York
English and Art History
/ Department of English
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
BA, MA, PhD
University of East Anglia
Literature and Creative Writing
Country:
United Kingdom
Professor until retirement in 2021
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Costa Book Awards | In the Days of Rain | 伝記部門 | Costa Coffee | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 選出 |
Costa Book Awards
2017
Work:
In the Days of Rain
Category:
伝記部門
Organization:
Costa Coffee
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2021
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ghostwalk
2007 Historical fictionLydia Brooke ghosts a book on Isaac Newton's alchemy and suspects murders linked to 17th-century crimes.
AlchemyPlagueOpticsQuantum physics
The Coral Thief
2009 Historical thrillerA medical student in post-Napoleonic France drawn into a jewel heist exploring religion and evolution.
RationalismEvolutionary theory
Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
2012 Creative non-fictionHistory of evolutionary thought before Darwin.
History of evolutionIntellectual history
In the Days of Rain
2017 MemoirMemoir of growing up in the Exclusive Brethren.
CultFamilyReligion
Dark Earth
2022 Historical fictionSisters seek refuge in ruined Londinium and fight warlords.
MythHistoryWomen
Bibliography
- The Fabrication of the Late Victorian Femme Fatale
- Tennyson
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Oyster
- Theatres of Glass: The Woman Who Brought the Sea to the City
- Darwin and the Barnacle
- Ghostwalk
- The Coral Thief
- Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution
- In The Days of Rain
- Dark Earth
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly authority with imaginative sparkleInnovative mix of fiction and non-fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Science historyReligionEvolution
Legacy
Acclaimed British writer and scholar, Costa Book Award winner.
Trivia
- Fourth generation born into the Exclusive Brethren.
- Has three adult children.