The Night Ship
Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars.
Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, over three hundred years later, a boy finding a home with his grandfather on the very same island.
To be released August 2022.
‘Weaves a spell around the reader, transporting them across centuries, between a doomed ship and a dying island. The result is a true work of magic, and one that will haunt me for years’. V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch East Indies on the Batavia, one of the greatest ships of the Dutch Golden Age. Curious and mischievous, Mayken spends the long journey going on misadventures above and below the deck, searching for a mythical monster. But the true monsters might be closer than she thinks.
1989: A lonely boy named Gil is sent to live off the coast of Western Australia among the seasonal fishing community where his late mother once resided. There, on the tiny reef-shrouded island, he discovers the story of an infamous shipwreck…
With her trademark “thrilling, mysterious, twisted, but more than anything, beautifully written” (Graham Norton, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling, Jess Kidd weaves a unputdownable and charming tale of friendship and sacrifice, brutality and forgiveness.
Gallery
A gallery documenting Jess’s research for The Night Ship can be viewed here.
Publicity
US
Publicity Contact: Gena.Lanzi@SimonandSchuster.com
Marketing Contact: Maudee.Genao@SimonandSchuster.com
UK
Publicity Contact: Lucy.Zhou@canongate.co.uk
Reviews of The Night Ship
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