The Sunlit Night - Hardcover

Refreshing debut . The author is a poet so the prose is, not surprisingly, lyrical but it's observant and witty, too. What made the novel special for me was the striking sense of place and effortless evocation of grief that push the two central characters towards each other (Daily Mail)

Lyrical as a poem, psychologically rich as a thriller, funny, dark, warm, and as knowing of place as any travel book or memoir, The Sunlit Night marks the appearance of a brave talent (Jonathan Safran Foer)

A beautifully poetic novel about loneliness, growing apart from one's parents and first loves . filled with Norse folklore, magic and wonder (Sunday Telegraph)

Funny, sad and sharply observed, it's a tale of an unlikely relationship played out in a Viking museum, with a supporting cast of intriguing characters (Psychologies)

Subjects of grief, displacement and abandonment are sensitively explored in this wise and affecting drama (Image Magazine)

A playful, arresting and enchanting new voice (Liz Jensen)

Dinerstein has done readers a big favor not only by writing this luminous story about love, family, and the bewilderment of being young but also by bringing them into an otherworldly setting: a nightless Arctic summer on the spectacular Lofoten Islands. Enchanting in every way (Maggie Shipstead, author of Astonish Me)

By turns ravishing and hilarious, The Sunlit Night is more than a shining debut - it's the work of a young master. Dinerstein writes of her two lovers with sensitivity and chutzpah: human drama, a nightless summer, the transformative power of nature. Here's an exciting new voice that sings perfectly in key (Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life)

Lush and compelling ( Grazia )

Dinerstein's ardour for Norway and its ancient legends infuses her luminous first novel . Dinerstein brings a contagious wonder to her storytelling, transporting the reader to fishing villages and rocky fjords beneath a bright dome of sky ( O, the Oprah Magazine )