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Jan 28, 2014 the costa book awards, formerly known as the whitbread, is open to authors resident in the uk and ireland. The true story of the resistance hero who infiltrated auschwitz has been announced as the 2019 costa book of the year read more about all this years category winners below. The 2019 costa book of the year and biography winner. The costa previously whitbread book award is one of the most prestigious and popular literary prizes in the uk.
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