Night Beach

Shortlisted, The Western Australian Premier's Literary AwardsShortlisted, The Queensland Literary AwardsShortlisted, The Gold InkyLonglisted, The Davitt Awards
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 surfing 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.

PRAISE FOR NIGHT BEACH
"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"A powerful story about yearning and fear and finding the beauty in the spaces between." Melina Marchetta
"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

"This beautifully written young adult novel combines realism with a dark underside that isn't being done in other young adult fiction. It reminds me of Stephen King's writing in the way that the story works its way into your gut and then, when you least expect it, twists the knife and takes you somewhere else entirely." ABC Radio Canberra

"Eagar will have you second guessing everything you've ever thought about love, loss, imagination and hope." Gold Coast Bulletin