Nightjar

(Paperback)

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When Noah's dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the countryside.Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course. Asfather and son argue, it becomes clear that Noah is angry about more than just the bird. He feels abandoned andmisunderstood by his dad, who has moved to the US and started a new family there that doesn't seem to have room forNoah. Can they find a way to build a new relationship and rediscover the common ground between them

Reviews

"Thoughtful, calm, beautiful and wise" -- Ross Montgomery

"A voice unlike any other, that pulls you through with its wonder and wisdom and leaves you utterly changed" -- Struan Murray

"A tender and lovely tale with teeth. Balen is one of our very best storytellers." -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave

"There isn't another writer writing today who can say so much with so few words, nor a writer who says it so beautifully. Katya is a true original." -- Phil Earle

"Finished Nightjar in one, breathless sitting. Another beautiful story that flutters in that complex space between joy and sadness, childhood and adolescence." -- Sarah Ann Juckes

Author Bio

Katya Balen is a rising star in children's publishing in the UK. Her first book, The Space We're In, was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, while October, October was described by the Times as "a future wild classic".