Night Beach

Shortlisted, The Western Australian Premier's Literary Awards

Shortlisted, The Queensland Literary Awards

Shortlisted, The Gold Inky

Longlisted, The Davitt Awards

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Imagine there is someone you like so much that just thinking about them leaves you desperate and reckless . . .

Abbie has three obsessions. Art. The ocean. And Kane. But Kane's changed since he returned from a surf trip. There's a darkness shadowing him that only Abbie can see. And it wants her in its world.

A Gothic story about the very dark things that feed the creative process, from the award-winning author of Raw Blue.
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"Dark and seductive, Night Beach will leave you breathless. A thrilling and suspenseful combination of the real and the supernatural, this is not a novel to read alone at night! Kirsty Eagar paints a detailed picture of the claustrophobic surfing town, full of complex and intriguing characters. Highly imaginative and lushly described, it’s an enthralling world that will captivate readers just as it possesses Abbie. Eagar’s novel takes ideas with a usually positive portrayal, such as the ocean, art and love, and subverts them, capturing their darker underside and the dangers of obsession." Australian Bookseller and Publisher

“The characters, the powerful ocean setting, the descriptions of surfing, the exposure of a particular masculinity, the exploration of the creative impulse, and Abbie’s journey from uncertainty to acceptance, produce some fine writing indeed." Australian Book Review

"A powerful story about yearning and fear and finding the beauty in the spaces between." Melina Marchetta, author of On the Jellicoe Road
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