William Boyd

William Boyd is the author of eight previous novels, many of which have won prizes. A Good Man in Africa  won the Whitbread Literary Award for the Best First Novel; An Ice Cream War won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker prize; Brazzaville Beach  won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and The Blue Afternoon  was the winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction. In addition, some thirteen of his screenplays have been filmed and in 1998 he both wrote and directed the feature film, The Trench.

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Waiting for Sunrise William Boyd Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 8 March 2012. A thrilling, plot-twisting new novel set in Europe during the first world war, from the bestselling author of Any Human Heart, Restless and Ordinary Thunderstorms. Format: Hardback - Released: 16/02/2012 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

Any Human Heart William Boyd Logan Mountstuart's live spans from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century. As a writer Logan mixes with the movers and shakers of his times. But as a son, friend, lover and husband, he makes the same mistakes... Format: CD-Audio - Released: 01/08/2011 Lovereading Price: £22.97 - Saving £7.66 (25%)

Ordinary Thunderstorms William Boyd Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 3 December 2009. A gripping thriller that will keep you glued from beginning to end. When Adam Kindred finds himself caught up in a murder and has to lose himself in the... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/09/2009 Lovereading Price: £14.24 - Saving £4.75 (25%)

Restless William Boyd Reviewed on Richard & Judy on Wednesday 14 February 2007. Winner oftheCostaNovel Award 2006. Judges' comment: "Beautifully crafted. Boyd gives us a page-turner, despite the story's complex wartime intrigue. Restless is packed with riveting detail: it is a novel reeking... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

Restless William Boyd Winner oftheCostaNovel Award 2006. Judges' comment: "Beautifully crafted. Boyd gives us a page-turner, despite the story's complex wartime intrigue. Restless is packed with riveting detail: it is a novel reeking of authenticity." Format: Hardback - Released: 04/09/2006 Lovereading Price: £13.49 - Saving £4.50 (25%)