Nightingale Point

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020 A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK * * * THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER ‘A sharp, funny, wonderful writer’ Ordinary People ‘A stunning debut that heralds a new and exciting voice in fiction’ All The Lonely People ‘Compelling . . . finely crafted, compassionate’ Guardian ‘A warm, confident writer with the lightest of touches’ Observer * * * On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries. Mary Malachi Tristan Elvis Pamela It's a day like any other, until something extraordinary happens. When the sun sets, Nightingale Point is irrevocably changed and somehow, through the darkness, the residents must find a way back to lightness, and back to each other. * * * What readers are saying about : ‘A story about working-class people and their lives both before and after tragedy’ ‘ . . . This book pops, fizzes and sparkles to life’ ‘A book . Full of rich characters, beautifully described. It made me cry several times. ’ ‘A must read ’