2004   The Grapes of Wrath, J Steinbeck
2005   The Kite Runner, K Husseini
2006   The Story of Lucy Gaunt, W Trevor
2007   The Secret River, K Grenville
2008   The Reader, B Schlink
2009    Sons and Lovers. D H Lawrence
2010    Long Long Way, S Barry
2011    Year of Wonders, G Brooks
2012    The Post Office Girl, S Zweig
2013    The Glass Room, S Mawer
2014    All quiet on the Western Front, E M Remargue
2015   Harvest, J Crace
2016   Last Orders, G Swift
2017   Remains of the Day, K Ishiguro
2018  Exposure, H Dunmore
2019  Cry the Beloved Country, A Paton
2020/1 Where the Crawdads Sing, D. Owens
2022   This is Happiness, N Williams

2023  The Other Side of the Bridge, B Lawson