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Talking at Night

The perfect read for fans of One Day and Normal People

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Talking at Night

By: Claire Daverley
Narrated by: Emma Appleton
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Will and Rosie meet as teenagers. They're opposites in every way, 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 any possibility of them being together shatters.

But that tragedy - and their history - is what will connect them forever...

©2023 Claire Daverley (P)2023 Penguin Audio

 Coming of Age Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance Small Town & Rural
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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
With shades of Sally Rooney, this is a lyrical, tender love story
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
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
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 BROOM)
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I was blown away by the quality of the narration. She gave the characters such depth and feeling. It was such an unusual love story of two people who saw the world differently than most. There were no cliches at all yet it was so believable. I loved it, best book in ages.

Fantastic narration of an interesting love story

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It’s interesting to see that others agree that this has the distinct feeling of YA fiction. It is well-written in parts but I think generally lacking overall and in need of more detail in fundamental aspects of the plot such as the characters’ initial meeting.

Well written but has the feeling of YA

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Wonderful debut novel, beautifully written and skilfully narrated, developing with the characters as the twists & turns of their lives unfold.

Just brilliant

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Really captivating to the end, will they or won’t they get together. Looking forward to finding out if there’s a next book.

Loved It , really enjoyed listening on audible.

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Some wonderful writing, so good to be inside the heads of Rosie and Will, and in such a balanced way. Wonderful performance as well

Superb

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