Good Morning, Midnight
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$34.71
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2017
Summary
‘Fans of Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven and Kim Stanley Robinson’s Aurora will appreciate the Brooks-Dalton’s exquisite exploration of relationships.’ Washington Post
Augustine, a brilliant, ageing scientist, is consumed by the stars. He has spent his entire life searching for the origins of time itself. He has now been left alone on a remote research base in the Arctic circle, all communication with the outside world broken down. But then he discovers a mysterious child, Iris…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474600606 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474600603 |
| Author: | Lily Brooks-dalton |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 199mm |
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Ambitious … Brooks-Dalton’s prose lights up the page in great swathes, her dialogue sharp and insightful, and the high-concept plot drives a story of place, elusive love, and the inexorable yearning for human contact … Memorable characters explore complex questions that resonate with the urgency of a glimpse into the void - Publishers Weekly
Good Morning, Midnight is a remarkable and gifted debut novel. Lily Brooks-Dalton is an uncanny chronicler of desolate spaces, whether it’s the cold expanse of the universe or the deepest recesses of the human heart
Beautiful descriptions create a sense of wonder and evoke feelings of desolation while Brooks-Dalton’s heartfelt debut novel unfolds at a perfect pace as it asks readers what will be left when everything in the world is gone - Booklist
What does it mean to be isolated from the ordinariness of the everyday world, yet to find the extraordinariness of being close to another human being? … Lily Brooks-Dalton takes us on an emotional journey in this beautiful debut
A truly original novel, otherworldly and profoundly human … This beautiful story reminds us of our deep longing for connection-with those we love, with strangers, with ourselves
About The Author
Lily Brooks-dalton
Lily Brooks-Dalton was born and raised in southern Vermont. She moved to Ireland when she was seventeen then worked her way around the world for three and a half years. She is currently doing an MFA in Portland, Oregon, and has won numerous scholarships for her writing.
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