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Talking at Night

Talking at Night

Summary

Give them the smash-hit romance of the year this Christmas


'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

Reviews

  • A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about...a bit like Normal People. I devoured it
    JOJO MOYES

About the author

Claire Daverley

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.
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