Talking at Night: 'A beautifully observed, tender love story. A bit like Normal People. I devoured it' JOJO MOYES

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A classic will-they-won't-they in the vein of David Nicholls, this novel is impossible to put down. A story of secret night meetings and calls, sunrises and bonfires, quiet moments and heartbreaking missed opportunities. Impeccable dialogue and wonderful characters that will stay with you for a long time.' Constanza Casati, author of Clytemnstra 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.

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 An achingly beautiful novel about the people who change us irrevocably. This novel will consume you." - Jill Santopolo Talking at Night captures perfectly all the messiness and missed opportunities, waiting, watching and longing between Will and Rosie. Can you tell us a bit about how you built these two highly-relatable characters and their story? Rosie and Wills love story isn't straight forward it's intense, raw, flawed yet you know when you see two people and you just know they are meant to be together these are those two people. We really get to know the characters through the timeline from when they were teenagers to then adults and this definitely helped with building a connection.A beautifully observed, tender love story with characters you really care about…a bit like Normal People. I devoured it.” 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, New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES and what might a soul look like, if you could touch it, if you could dance with the light and the dark of it.' This is the perfect love story for the summer. It feels like a light breeze right after dinner. The atmosphere that surrounds the two young people falling for each other, growing distant, and learning what love is really about is Daverley’s greatest strength. She crafted the perfect vibe for these characters to inhabit.’ Debutiful

Can you tell us a bit about how you found your agent, Ariella Feiner? What have you found to be the most rewarding, and most challenging, aspects of getting your novel published? 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 Quietly devastating, entirely beautiful, bruising and hopeful. In a world of compromise, Claire Daverley has created a perfect thing. Talking at Night takes its place amongst my all time favourites. I implore you to read it. I’ll never forget it.” Evocative, intoxicating and basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER, bestselling author of ISAAC AND THE EGGWriting that is laced with the quiet devastation of Sally Rooney. One of the very best literary love stories I've read. Utterly spellbinding." - Julie Owen Moylan It's so beautifully written. This story was truly heart wrenching and I felt every single emotion through Rosie and Will. Talking at Night is a love story, certainly, but it's much more than that. I was rapt. I highly recommend this wonderful novel." - Ann Napolitano