2005 TOP 10 FIRST NOVELS

YEARS and years of hard work went into the writing of these first novels. These novels exhibit the hallmarks of good writing: originality, great characterisation, clarity of voice, etc.

War by Candlelight / Daniel Alarcón
Articles of War / Nick Arvin
The Harmony Silk Factory / Tash Aw
Please Don’t Come Back from the Moon / Dean Bakopoulos
The Loss of Leon Meed / Josh Emmons
26a / Diana Evans
The Ha-Ha / Dave King
The Historian / Elizabeth Kostova
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian / Marina Lewycka
Fitzgerald’s Wood / David Nwokedi
The Hill Road / Patrick O'Keeffe
Rules for Old Men Waiting / Peter Pouncey
Responsible Men / Edward Schwarzschild
Misfortune / Wesley Stace