Nightingale Point - Goldie, Luan
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020 A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK * * * THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER 'A sharp, funny, wonderful writer' Diana Evans, bestselling author of Ordinary People

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020 A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK * * * THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER 'A sharp, funny, wonderful writer' Diana Evans, bestselling author of Ordinary People
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Luan Goldie is a primary school teacher, and formerly a business journalist. She has written several short stories and is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award 2017 for her short story 'Two Steak Bakes and Two Chelsea Buns'. She was also shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 and the Grazia/Orange First Chapter competition in 2012, and was chosen to take part in the Almasi League, an Arts Council-funded mentorship programme for emerging writers of colour. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the h100 awards in the Publishing and Writing category. Nightingale Point is her debut novel and was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 and the RSL Ondaatje Prize.
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PRAISE FOR NIGHTINGALE POINT

'Luan Goldie is one to watch. Her writing is heartfelt and sublime' Abir Mukherjee, author of A Necessary Evil and Smoke and Ashes

'So much warmth in the description of a working class community .. . it's not perfect or idealistic, but it's warm and recognisable' Jendella Benson, contributing editor for Black Ballad

'Pacy, vivid and moving. I read it in two sittings and am still thinking about Tristan and Malachi, as if I knew them from school' Katy Mahood, author of Entanglement

'Costa prize-winning author Goldie compassionately explores the ways her characters' lives are changed, and how they live with the aftermath' Daily Mail

'Pacey and powerful' Mail on Sunday

'The type of story that will stay with you long after you've read the last page' Closer

'Brilliant . . . touches on race, mental health and community in a fresh way' Good Housekeeping

'Heart-breaking, beautifully told book that really delineates between each character and each aftermath of the plane crash' i

''Goldie's simple, journalistic writing drags you straight into these people's lives before, during and after the disaster. It's an approach that strips away artifice and puts you right there in the council estate as hell rains down on these ordinary lives. Brilliant and moving' Metro

'Flawlessly portrayed . . . A riveting read' Candis

'A story of hope, a cheer to the strength and importance of community and resilience. Beautiful, assured and sincere' Platinum magazine

'Gripping from the get-go...Goldie's talent for writing with pace and creating flawed characters you really grow to care about, makes it all the more affecting...important' Newcastle Evening Chronicle

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