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Talking at Night

By: Claire Daverley
Narrated by: Emma Appleton
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Will and Rosie meet as teenagers. They're opposites in every way, 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 any possibility of them being together shatters.

But that tragedy - and their history - is what will connect them forever...

©2023 Claire Daverley (P)2023 Penguin Audio Coming of Age Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Romance

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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)
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, author of ASK AGAIN, YES)
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, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END)
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Bit of a slow burn... but it really picked up and I became invested in the relationship.

It picked up on the beauty of everyday (dare I say mundane) elements of life.

Slow burn... but stick with it!

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I was going to give this five stars, until I read a review, suggesting the characters perhaps hadn’t developed as they got older, which I thought a valid point.

Nevertheless, I still really enjoyed it. I thought it was beautiful, intelligent and insightful writing, and I really cared about the characters. A well developed story and good narration that more than held my attention and kept me wanting to hear what happened next.

Loved it

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This book is beautifully written with astute observations and realistic characters. I loved listening to it on audible!

Touching story

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Such a gorgeous observation on life, relationships, families, loss and the complexities behind them all.
Superbly narrated and wonderfully written, one of my favourites.

Absolutely beautiful

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At first I expected a traditional story formula, boy meets girl soulmate, they face challenges, they get together. However I was pleasantly surprised by the way the story developed and really enjoyed the sincerity and complexity of the messiness which relationships can entail. A great story, thank you.

Really Good

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An excellent book that became fantastic with the narration which was spot on!
Great summer read by the pool.

Fantastic!

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Was looking forward to the end. Narration was fine but the story was tedious. Over analysing themselves constantly. Just not for me. couldn't stand any of the characters .

pretty boring

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Will they, won’t they. Will they, won’t they - I really enjoyed this book, and although I was hoping for a happy ending, I was never sure it was going to happen. My heart literally ached for Will and Ro and the missed opportunities that life kept throwing at them.

Love it love it loved it !

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The narration is outstanding. The story of Will and Rosie is spellbinding. I devoured every sentence. A triumph.

Sublime

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This book is excellent. It’s tender it’s exhausting it breaks your heart it makes you scream. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions with a mostly satisfying ending.

Infuriating

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