Costa (Whitbread) Book Awards: Best Novel

1. 1971 ? The destiny waltz by Gerda Charles Drag me to re-order

2. 1972 ? The Bird of Night by Susan Hill Drag me to re-order

3. 1973 The Chip-chip Gatherers by Shiva Naipaul Drag me to re-order

4. 1974 The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (Penguin Books) by Iris Murdoch Drag me to re-order

5. 1975 Docherty by William McIlvanney Drag me to re-order

6. 1976 ? The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor Drag me to re-order

7. 1977 ? Injury Time by Beryl Bainbridge Drag me to re-order

8. 1978 Picture Palace by Paul Theroux Drag me to re-order

9. 1979 ? The old jest by Jennifer Johnston Drag me to re-order

10. 1980 How Far Can You Go? by David Lodge Drag me to re-order

11. 1981 Silver's City by Maurice Leitch Drag me to re-order

12. 1982 ? Young shoulders by John Wain Drag me to re-order

13. 1983 Fools of Fortune by William Trevor Drag me to re-order

14. 1984 Kruger's Alp by Christopher Hope Drag me to re-order

15. 1985 ? Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd Drag me to re-order

16. 1986 An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro Drag me to re-order

17. 1987 The Child in Time by Ian Mcewan Drag me to re-order

18. 1988 The Satanic Verses: A Novel (Bestselling Backlist) by Salman Rushdie Drag me to re-order

19. 1989 The Chymical Wedding by Lindsay Clarke Drag me to re-order

20. 1990 Hopeful Monsters by Nicholas Mosley Drag me to re-order

21. 1991 The Queen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam Drag me to re-order

22. 1992 Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D. Scottish Public Health Officer (British Literature Series) by Alasdair Gray Drag me to re-order

23. 1993 Theory of War by Joan Brady Drag me to re-order

24. 1994 Felicia's Journey: (movie tie-in edition) by William Trevor Drag me to re-order

25. 1995 The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie Drag me to re-order

26. 1996 Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge Drag me to re-order

27. 1997 Quarantine: A Novel by Jim Crace Drag me to re-order

28. 1998 Leading the Cheers: A Novel by Justin Cartwright Drag me to re-order

29. 1999 Music & Silence by Rose Tremain Drag me to re-order

30. 2000 English Passengers: A Novel by Matthew Kneale Drag me to re-order

31. 2001 Twelve Bar Blues by Patrick Neate Drag me to re-order

32. 2002 Spies: A Novel by Michael Frayn Drag me to re-order

33. 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Drag me to re-order

34. 2004 Small Island: A Novel by Andrea Levy Drag me to re-order

35. 2005 The Accidental: A novel by Ali Smith Drag me to re-order

36. 2006 Restless: A Novel by William Boyd Drag me to re-order

37. 2007 ? Day: A novel by A.L. Kennedy Drag me to re-order