| 2024 | The Voyage Home | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Voyage Home | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2024 | The Voyage Home | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Women of Troy | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Women of Troy | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2020 | The Silence of the Girls | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | The Silence of the Girls | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Silence of the Girls | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Novel | |
| 2018 | The Silence Of The Girls: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2018 | The Silence of the Girls | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Silence of the Girls | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Silence of the Girls | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | The Silence of the Girls | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2016 | Noonday: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Toby’s Room | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Toby's Room | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2012 | Toby's Room | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Toby’s Room | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Toby’s Room | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2012 | Toby's Room | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | Life Class | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Life Class | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2008 | Life Class | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Life Class | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Life Class | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |