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 ofTHE MAN WHO DIDN'T CALL In this debut novel, we follow Rosie and Will as they deal with whatever life throws at them in the best way they can. The only constant in their life, it seems, it's the fact they never fall out of love with each other. A poignant and emotional will they/won’t they story that cleverly captures both the thrill and trepidation of first love

What does a typical writing day look like for you – if there is such a thing! – and would you describe yourself as a disciplined writer? it hurts to love you but i still love you it's just the way i feel," lana wrote this lyric for will.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 he does not say all that he wants. that she is meant for more. that she should have someone who burns for her; who crawls beneath her own skin.' Dal punto di vista del lettore, sembra di essere trasportati all’interno della vita privata dei personaggi. Li si osserva intimamente e si sente ogni emozione in modo potente, come fosse la propria. Daverley said: “All I have ever wanted to do is write about real people and real things, hoping that something I had to say might move someone in some way, so the response across the world to Talking at Night has been nothing short of astonishing. I’m overjoyed to be working with my agent Ariella Feiner, and now my editor Clio Cornish, who really understood the heart of this book.” Evocative, intoxicating and basically impossible to put down. Like Normal People, it's a love story which feels so achingly real that you miss the characters when you stop reading BOBBY PALMER, author of ISAAC AND THE EGG

A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about…a bit like Normal People. I devoured it.” And finally, what advice would you give to anyone thinking of entering the Caledonia Novel Award 2024? He is her twin brother Josh’s friend and tutor- A guy who is physically available to MANY girls, but NOT emotionally available to ANY.

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This goes to show that no failed book is ever a waste of time – I do believe that without those previous projects, I’d never have met my agent in the first place – and they all led me to landing the right agent for me! Ariella is truly the perfect gatekeeper for my writing, the right mix of strategic edge, editorial eye and gut instinct. Plus she truly loved Will and Rosie, and the excitement in her voice over the phone that day told me all I needed to know! I couldn’t have written Talking at Night without all the projects that came before it. Every word and every rejection letter was worth it. will has no reason to love her, she's so dull that it's painful. she didn't do anything for herself and yes i get that whatever but the way she just strings will along for so long when all he wanted was for her to love him. she's so rude fr, the most selfish. but he's also stupid for wanting love from her... the boring ass conversations... where's the connection? nowhere.

I had several finished novels, in the drawer. And I had no choice but to keep going; I loved it, it was a compulsion, and just finishing something didn’t seem to be getting me any closer to publication. I think a lot of published writers assume aspiring writers like the idea of being writers, but perhaps aren’t actually grafting and getting the words down. But I was, so the advice to ‘just write’ was always radically unhelpful, because it made me feel as though what I was doing wasn’t enough. Still, there is some lovely writing and even though I didn’t love it-there WAS a lot to like in the author’s DEBUT novel!All in all, this was a great read, and I’m excited to see what the author has in store next. Bonus point for making me feel like I couldn’t put this book down. I haven't felt this feeling for months! Talking At Night is a beautiful and tender love story, but it also a book about love. The small moments, the sweeping ones, and the swells. The early days, of youth and innocence. And the second and third chances that come after the passing of time, with new perspective and wisdom. It is also about the love between friends and siblings, and the different family dynamics that exist in different homes. And it is about the things we love, the things that anchor us, and all of the small things that make us who we are.

Compelling and propulsive, Talking at Night is an achingly beautiful novel about the people in our lives who change us irrevocably and who we will always carry with us, no matter what. Claire Daverley writes with elegance and grace as she mines the depths of human emotions. This novel will consume you.” I think the only way to truly capture how special this book is, is to tell you all of the things I loved about it.

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I absolutely loved this book and I'm so jealous of everyone who's getting to read it for the first time. A summer read for the die-hard romantics. The characters in this book feel so real that you'll cry tears right alongside them. It's a 10/10 from me 17 Degrees Quiet, melancholic, poignant, engaging, sweet, gentle, complicated, raw … there are so many adjectives I could use to describe this lovely debut from Claire Daverley, and I still wouldn’t be able to quite capture it. All I can say is that when I read the final words and closed the book, I felt content, and that’s such a nice feeling to be left with. Spellbinding, beautiful, lyrical and tender, Talking at Night is a dazzling debut. I loved every word and was left longing for more.”