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by Claire Daverley
For fans of Netflix's One Day, a poignant and emotional will they/won't they story that cleverly captures both the thrill and trepidation of first love.
What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go?
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.
"Daverley's moving debut outlines a lyrical story of unspoken words and one unending love... While Rosie and Will's love story is fraught with heartbreak and change, and although the journey is almost always tumultuous, their evolving friendship and unbreakable connection prove entirely worthwhile and real. A poignant romance perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Bethan Roberts." —Kirkus Reviews
"Daverley's descriptive powers make even the ordinary seem significant... As much as Talking at Night is a love story between two people, it is also a meditation on family and the vagaries of grief when bonds are broken... Readers will keep turning pages." —BookPage
"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, international bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
"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 This Beating Heart
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Any "Author Information" displayed below reflects the author's biography at the time this particular book was published.
Claire Daverley graduated with a degree in fine art from the University of Oxford, and began a career in publishing, writing about books by day but her own by night. She currently lives in Scotland with her husband and spaniel. Talking at Night is her debut novel.
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