
Nostalgic · Intimate · Bittersweet · Romantic · Emotional
“A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about… a bit like Normal People. I devoured it.”―Jojo Moyes, New York Times bestselling author of Someone Else’s Shoes
“A gorgeous story of first love, loss, and the people who stick to your ribs… Beautiful, poignant, and heart-wrenching in the best way possible.” ―Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After
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
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.
PRAISE FOR TALKING AT NIGHT
‘A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about . . . a bit like Normal People. I devoured it’ JOJO MOYES
‘Stunning, tender and true’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Moving and beautifully told . . . Gave me One Day vibes’ LIBBY PAGE
‘Deeply romantic . . . Reminded me of just how all-consuming first love can be’ LAURA BARNETT
‘A passionate, page-turning debut’ DAILY MAIL
‘Beautiful and very cleverly written’ FEARNE COTTON
‘Quietly devastating, entirely beautiful, bruising and hopeful. In a world of compromise, Claire Daverley has created a perfect thing CHRIS WHITAKER
‘The story of Will and Rosie is a classic love story in every sense, and yet, in Claire Daverley’s hands, it felt entirely new’ MARY BETH KEANE
‘One of the very best literary love stories I’ve read. Utterly spellbinding’ JULIE OWEN MOYLAN
‘This isn’t just escapism, it is also full of heartbreak and human failings and mistakes. I loved it’ KATE SAWYER
‘Talking at Night should be on everyone’s must-read list’ CARLEY FORTUNE
‘I was rapt’ ANN NAPOLITANO
‘So gorgeously harrowing and romantic’ CATHERINE NEWMAN
‘A delicious treat. Prepare yourself to sink into this one, to be torn between reading fast and slow’ LOTTIE HAZELL
Genre: Romance
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