Nightingale Point
Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie
Reviewed by Mimi
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A tower block is hit by a plane, people die, survivors suffer and life is never quite the same again. We follow a group of characters as they come to terms with the trauma of the event but also try to recover from physical injury as well as emotional. How can you go back to normal life when everything you own has been destroyed?
You no longer have a home and the people you were so used to seeing around are just gone. One of the most fascinating aspects of this read was how blame was viewed by the survivors. In each character's story, grief needed an outlet and for some that were about laying blame at other people's doors, and for others it was taking the blame onto themselves.
It took me a while to get into this novel but once I did, I began to appreciate the depth of the characters. There were so many secrets and the development of young adults as well as grown adults with this disaster in the backdrop makes for some gut-wrenching moments.
The obvious comparison to the disaster of Grenfell is there and Luan doesn't hide from this. These people from a less affluent background struggle to get justice for their loved ones. They are almost voiceless.
The big question for me was this, is it ever OK to keep a secret if you think sharing it will cause severe hurt?
