| 2024 | Gabriel’s Moon | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | The Romantic | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2023 | The Romantic | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2018 | Love is Blind | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Sweet Caress | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Sweet Caress | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2015 | Sweet Caress | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2014 | Waiting for Sunrise | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | Solo | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Popular Fiction | |
| 2013 | Solo | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Waiting for Sunrise | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Ordinary Thunderstorms | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Ordinary Thunderstorms | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Restless | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Restless | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year | |
| 2006 | Restless | Costa Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Novel | |
| 2006 | Restless | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Restless | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |