Talking at Night
Published on 6. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4059-5384-9 (ISBN)
Description
THE LOVE STORY THAT WILL KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT
'A beautiful love story. I devoured it' JOJO MOYES
'Gave me One Day vibes' LIBBY PAGE
'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'Beautiful and very clever' FEARNE COTTON
'A perfect thing . . . I implore you to read it' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Stunning, tender and true' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READING
'Everyone should read this book' SHEERLUXE
INCLUDED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S 'BEST ROMANTIC SUMMER READS'
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Will and Rosie meet as teenagers.
They're opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother's wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer - destined to be one another's great love story.
Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.
But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can't help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.
What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go?
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'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'A passionate, page-turning debut' DAILY MAIL
Readers love Talking at Night:
'This was giving me One Day vibes' ***** Reader Review
'This book changed my way of thinking about life; that's how good it was, how real it felt. It made me sit down, think about my own life for a second' ***** Reader Review
'The writing is so spare and achingly beautiful and reminded me a lot of Normal People by Sally Rooney'***** Reader Review
'Everything I wanted and more. THE YEARNING.. stunning' ***** Reader Review
'Made me believe in soulmates!' ***** Reader Review
'A wonderfully captivating, character-driven novel' ***** Reader Review
'You know how some books have you giggling and kicking your feet? this one has you fighting the urge to punch holes in the walls while screaming, thrashing, and gnawing at the bars of this story's enclosure' ***** Reader Review
'A beautiful love story. I devoured it' JOJO MOYES
'Gave me One Day vibes' LIBBY PAGE
'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'Beautiful and very clever' FEARNE COTTON
'A perfect thing . . . I implore you to read it' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Stunning, tender and true' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READING
'Everyone should read this book' SHEERLUXE
INCLUDED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S 'BEST ROMANTIC SUMMER READS'
----
Will and Rosie meet as teenagers.
They're opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother's wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer - destined to be one another's great love story.
Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.
But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can't help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.
What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go?
----
'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'A passionate, page-turning debut' DAILY MAIL
Readers love Talking at Night:
'This was giving me One Day vibes' ***** Reader Review
'This book changed my way of thinking about life; that's how good it was, how real it felt. It made me sit down, think about my own life for a second' ***** Reader Review
'The writing is so spare and achingly beautiful and reminded me a lot of Normal People by Sally Rooney'***** Reader Review
'Everything I wanted and more. THE YEARNING.. stunning' ***** Reader Review
'Made me believe in soulmates!' ***** Reader Review
'A wonderfully captivating, character-driven novel' ***** Reader Review
'You know how some books have you giggling and kicking your feet? this one has you fighting the urge to punch holes in the walls while screaming, thrashing, and gnawing at the bars of this story's enclosure' ***** Reader Review
Reviews / Votes
A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about...a bit like Normal People. I devoured it -- JOJO MOYES Tender and true, this is a stunning debut with lyrical and emotional writing that reminded me at times of Sally Rooney * Good Housekeeping * With shades of Sally Rooney, this is a lyrical, tender love story * Good Housekeeping, 'The books we're looking forward to in 2023' * Deeply romantic . . . Reminded me of just how all-consuming and transformative first love can be. The more I read, the more I was completely immersed in the story of Rosie and Will and how life, and tragedy, conspire to keep them apart -- LAURA BARNETT, author of THE VERSIONS OF US A passionate, page-turning debut * Daily Mail * Quietly devastating, entirely beautiful, bruising and hopeful. In a world of compromise, Claire Daverley has created a perfect thing. Talking at Night takes its place amongst my all time favourites. I implore you to read it. I'll never forget it -- CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END Talking at Night is a masterful and authentic depiction of true love in all its messy, complicated and gut-wrenching glory. Will and Rosie are the perfect, imperfect star-crossed lovers - their story had me enthralled from the start -- RUTH HOGAN, author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS Spellbinding, beautiful, lyrical and tender, Talking at Night is a dazzling debut. I loved every word and was left longing for more -- ROSIE WALSH, bestselling author of THE MAN WHO DIDN'T CALL So beautifully written and the way Daverley brings each character to life is so impressive. Everyone should read this book * Sheerluxe.com * A stunning debut about the complicated nature of love. Like the very best of Sally Rooney with added lashings of heart - I loved it. Claire Daverley has become an automatic must-read for me. A captivating, nuanced and beautiful debut. -- ISABELLE BROOMMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
288 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-5384-9 (9781405953849)
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E-Book
07/2023
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
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Person
Claire Daverley was born in 1991 and has been writing stories ever since she was six years old, inspired by art and film and her many trips to the library. After graduating with a degree in Fine Art from The University of Oxford, she began a career in publishing, writing about books by day but penning her own by night, on trains, and in the light of the early mornings. She has spent most of her life in Hertfordshire, but now lives in Scotland with her husband and spaniel.
Her debut novel, Talking at Night, has sold in twenty-two languages to date.
Her debut novel, Talking at Night, has sold in twenty-two languages to date.