Nightingale Point

Written By Omma Ahmed
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Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie
Reviewed by Omma
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An ordinary summer morning in 1996. Nightingale Point, a residential tower block in East London. A plane crash. This story is of forgiveness, hope, and essentially heartbreak.⁣
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Goldie’s writing is so moving and honest that it’s hard to believe this is a debut novel. Each character is so real and authentic, especially with her use of language for the two brothers Malachi and Tristan. You become emotionally invested in all the different stories as they weave around each other and learn about the intricacies of human behaviour, especially grief.⁣
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The pacing of the book is perfect and it was as if I was imagining a movie with each chapter. A must-read!⁣

Omma Ahmed

I’ve always loved reading as a kid because it was one of the few Asian-mum approved hobbies although she would have preferred ‘less novels and more school books’! I also grew up in the Harry Potter era so that’s when I really remember falling in love with reading. (Big up my Y7 English teacher for reading a few pages of Philosophers stone at the end of every lesson! You were a real one Mr Williams!) I love being part of this book page (even though I slack massively due to lack of energy and concentration!) because sometimes it felt like a lifeline to help keep me sane. We started it during the time I was feeling really shitty about my Crohn’s disease. It’s been a tough 7 years and the last 3 have probably been the hardest especially mentally so when Linda suggested putting this page together, without hesitation I was down and I’m so proud of us! Writing reviews helped me to organise my thoughts and even resulted in me creating a second Instagram page (@AnOstomateForLife) about my Crohn’s journey. Yes that was a shameless plug and I’m not sorry! Along with reviews, I’ve also loved the creative side of things such as having input in our logo, creating our bookmark and taking book pictures even though it’s awkward af in public! So a few of my fave books: The Godfather by Mario Puzo (made me love the film even more! I’m a self-proclaimed movie buff too btw), Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Healy, The Harry Potter series (obviously), Jemima J by Jane Green, Moonlight over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan, Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple and We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Adichie.

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