| 2017 | A Life Of Adventure and Delight | Mint Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Family Life | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Family Life | Rathbones Folio Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2014 | Family Life | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Family Life | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Family Life | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | Family Life | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Family Life | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Family Life | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Family Life | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Family Life | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | Family Life | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2014 | Family Life | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · More of the Best | |