A British woman’s account of how she and her terminally ill husband embarked on a 630-mile walk along the South West Coast Path after being made homeless has been shortlisted for the Costa book awards. “We really didn’t have anything better to do at half past three on a Thursday afternoon than to start a 630-mile walk,” writes Winn in The Salt Path. So we just keep walking and hope that’s what’s making the difference.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People is nominated in the Costa novel category. Photograph: Patrick Bolger for The GuardianTwenty authors are in the running for the Costa awards across five categories. In the first novel category, 70-year-old Anne Youngson is nominated for her debut Meet Me at the Museum, which she wrote after retiring as a motor industry executive.

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2018 19:30 UTC