The Night Book
- Published: 1 May 2010
- ISBN: 9781869793517
- Imprint: RHNZ Adult ebooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 320
Her skewering of the Auckland social elite is spot on from the boozed husbands to the over Trelised wives. Her novel is set around the Lampton family. Simon is a respected doctor; Karen is his social climbing wife. They have three children; the third, the girl, they adopted. It’s also the story of David and Roza Hallwright. David a self made millionaire is tipped to be New Zealand’s next Prime Minister but his minders are worried about Roza. They think she’s a loose cannon – and they’re right. This is a beautifully written novel – suspenseful, topical and a wonderful study of human relationships. If the ending’s a little overwrought – it doesn’t matter. The characters are fabulous and the writing’s superb.
Kerre Woodham, Sunday Star-Times
Charlotte Grimshaw is writing some of the smartest fiction around.
Philip Matthews, Dominion Post
I rate Charlotte Grimshaw as the most important, significant and arrestingly talented of our middle year writers. I finished The Night Book with regret and am now delighted that she is continuing some of its story lines.
Christine Cole Catley
A brilliant take on society. The Night Book’s got so much going for it; narrative drive, pace, suspense and beautifully controlled seamless writing . . . Quite brilliant.
Nelson Mail
This penetrating novel treads perfectly the divide between fact and fiction.
Sunday Star-Times
A swiftly-paced, complex novel . . . We can look forward to seeing where Grimshaw goes from here.
Otago Daily Times
NZ Post Book Awards
Shortlisted • 2011 • NZ Post Book Awards