{"product_id":"nightcrawling-leila-mottley-9781526634573","title":"Nightcrawling","description":"\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022 - THE YOUNGEST EVER BOOKER NOMINEE\n\u003cbr\u003eTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Mottley attempts to do for Oakland something of what The Wire did for Baltimore' THE TIMES\n\u003cbr\u003e'A soul-searching portrait of survival and hope' OPRAH WINFREY\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen there is no choice, all you have left to do is walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKiara Johnson does not know what it is to live as a normal seventeen-year-old. With her mother in a halfway house and an older brother who devotes his time and money to a recording studio, she fends for herself - and for nine-year-old Trevor, whose own mother is prone to disappearing for days at a time. As the landlord of their apartment block threatens to raise their rent, Kiara finds herself walking the streets after dark, determined to survive in a world that refuses to protect her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen one night Kiara is picked up by two police officers, and the gruesome deal she is offered in exchange for her freedom lands her at the centre of a media storm. If she agrees to testify in a grand jury trial, she could help expose the sickening corruption of a police department. But honesty comes at a price - one that could leave her family vulnerable to their retaliation, and endanger everyone she loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNightcrawling is an unforgettable novel about young people navigating the darkest corners of an adult world, told with a humanity that is at once agonising and utterly mesmerising.\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'UNFORGETTABLE' GUARDIAN\n\u003cbr\u003e'A MAGNIFICENT DEBUT' RUTH OZEKI, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022\n\u003cbr\u003e_______________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREADERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF NIGHTCRAWLING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Nightcrawling is a lyrical masterpiece' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This book ripped my heart out' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Unputdownable . . . From the first page I was hooked' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is a heart-achingly necessary book which will carve a hole in your soul and stay with you forever' ***** \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'It is rare to read a first novel so perfectly crafted' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is an absolute must-read. Five stars out of five' *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Completely gripping . . . This is going to be a huge bestseller' *****\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leila Mottley","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":43869244424435,"sku":"9990002853159","price":9.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781526634573.jpg?v=1692306160","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/nightcrawling-leila-mottley-9781526634573","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}