Author reviews
“I devoured it in two days. I want to say it’s a bit like Normal People but I always feel comparisons are unfair on both sides. So I’ll say it’s a beautifully observed, tender, grown up love story with characters you really care about.”
― Jojo Moyes, bestselling author of Me Before You
“This book kept me up all night! It’s everything I want from a love story, the will they won’t they, the romance, but also, there is the truthfulness of reality woven into it. This isn’t just escapism, it is also full of heartbreak and human failings and mistakes. I loved it.”
― Kate Sawyer, author of the Costa-shortlisted The Stranding and This Family
“It's moving and beautifully told and gave me One Day vibes.”
― Libby Page, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lido
“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. The characters are completely alive from the very first page, and how I rooted for them! Talking at Night could be titled ‘Reading at Night,’ because I was awake through the night, turning these pages.”
― Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
“Beautifully written and keenly felt. It’s romantic but not a romance, for this novel is authentic to its bones. Beguiling, but also painfully honest, and that’s a rare and winning combination indeed.”
― Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of One Two Three
“I absolutely adored Talking at Night, the breathtaking debut from Claire Daverley. A gorgeous story of first love, loss, and the people who stick to your ribs, it should be on everyone’s must-read list. Beautiful, poignant, and heart-wrenching in the best way possible.”
― Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After
“It is so deeply romantic but also has this gorgeous lyricism and a rare freshness of voice. It reminded me, even as a haggard, long-married, exhausted forty-year-old mother of a two-year-old, of just how all-consuming and transformative first love can be - even, and perhaps especially, when that love doesn't end up flourishing until later in life. Oh, it's just a beautiful gem of a book, filled with everything I look for in a novel - heart, mind, body and soul. And so accomplished and multi-layered, especially for a debut.”
― Laura Barnett No.1 Sunday Times bestseller The Versions of Us and This Beating Heart
“Spellbinding, beautiful, lyrical and tender, Talking at Night is a dazzling debut. I loved every word and was left longing for more.”
— Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of The Love of My Life
"Talking at Night is a transcendent marvel. Spanning decades and introducing readers to lush, complex characters whose witty dialogue reminded me of Sally Rooney's work, Daverley's debut is aching and tender, searing and sweet, a story about the power of love to make even the most broken of us whole."
— Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters
“Talking at Night is a masterful and authentic depiction of true love in all its messy, complicated and gut-wrenching glory. Will and Rosie are the perfect, imperfect star-crossed lovers – their story had me enthralled from the start.”
— Ruth Hogan, international bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
“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, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward and Hello Beautiful
“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.”
— Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin At The End
“With shades of Sally Rooney, this is a lyrical, tender love story.”
— Good Housekeeping (UK)
“Clever, beautiful and romantic. An absolute gem.”
― Rachel Marks, author of Hello, Stranger
“A classic will-they-won't-they in the vein of David Nicholls, this novel is impossible to put down. Impeccable dialogue and wonderful characters that will stay with you for a long time.”
― Costanzana Cosati, author of Clytemnestra
“Writing 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, author of That Green Eyed Girl
“Talking at Night is one of those rare books you don’t want to end. Beautifully written, incredibly nostalgic, and utterly heartfelt.”
― Katie Bishop, author of The Girls of Summer
“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.”
― Jill Santopolo, New York Times bestselling author of Stars in an Italian Sky
“Talking at Night is beautiful. 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 written tale of the messily imperfect course that love takes.”
― Mike Gayle, author of All The Lonely People and Half a World Away