William Newton's debut novel, The Two Pound Tram, won the Sagittarius Award, was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel and sold over 60,000 copies. The Mistress of Abh...ver maisWilliam Newton's debut novel, The Two Pound Tram, won the Sagittarius Award, was shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel and sold over 60,000 copies. The Mistress of Abha is his second novel. William Newton died in March, 2010.ver menos