Magnets push and magnets pull. Will White and Rosie Winters, schoolmates who barely know each other, are unexpectedly swept up one night and talk for hours at a bonfire. Focused Rosie is full of future plans and listens to her mother’s voice in her head; her goals are getting good grades and practicing her music and leaving Norfolk for university at Oxford. Will, branded the bad seed of their school, drives a motorbike and worries his grandma but helps Rosie’s twin brother, Josh, with math. Have your tissues handy for Talking at Night by Claire Daverley, a raw, extraordinary novel in which every scene aches with emotion.’ Real Simple Spellbinding, beautiful, lyrical and tender, Talking at Night is a dazzling debut. I loved every word and was left longing for more.”

it hurts to love you but i still love you it's just the way i feel," lana wrote this lyric for will. A poignant and emotional will they/won’t they story that cleverly captures both the thrill and trepidation of first love Talking at Night is a love story, certainly, but it’s much more than that. I was rapt. I highly recommend this wonderful novel.”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.' 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 Talking at Night is a powerful and tender love story that will leave readers experiencing a range of emotions. The chemistry between Will and Rosie is undeniable, and their secret walks and late-night phone calls serve as reminders of the intense connection that can form between two people. The heart-wrenching tragedy they face haunts and connects them throughout the years. Despite their different life goals and Rosie’s insistence that they just stay friends, their feelings intensify until a single night breaks them both and changes the entire course of both their lives. Over the many years that follow, circumstances, guilt and each one’s almost paralyzing inability to make choices for their own happiness, push them together and pull them apart repeatedly. Locations, jobs and partners change, but one thing is constant: their friendship. They fight, they laugh, they ignore each other, they seek each other out, but no matter what - they stay. Is that enough or are they both chasing a youthful fantasy? If you love really gentle, beautiful and very cleverly written love stories, then this is the book for you.’ Fearne Cotton

They fall for each other as teenagers at a bonfire and start meeting at a nearby lighthouse to talk late into night.

Daverley tells a story that is plausible and beautifully written. Rosie and Will are complex and messy, and while romance plays a role, it’s less about “Do they end up together?” and more about “Who do they become?” She doesn’t sugar-coat depictions of mental illness, struggles with identity, addiction, family dysfunction, and trauma. The story feels real but never heavy. As a reader, I could both relate to and sympathize with Rosie and Will, even when they weren’t at their best. Visually-rich storytelling and a strong supporting cast added to my enjoyment - I loved Will’s grandmother and his sister Amber, particularly. They tell it like it is! Evocative, intoxicating and basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER, bestselling author of ISAAC AND THE EGG Hi Claire! Huge congratulations on the very recent publication of Talking at Night ! How did you celebrate the big day, and what plans have you made to meet your readers and promote your novel? Deeply romantic. Reminded me of just how all-consuming first love can be' LAURA BARNETT, No. 1 bestselling author of THE VERSIONS OF US It's so beautifully written. This story was truly heart wrenching and I felt every single emotion through Rosie and Will.