![]() ![]() Even the peripheral bureaucratic characters inspire a small amount of sympathy and drive the narrative forward. Bureaucracy and logistics are dealt with lightly, third hand, and briefly. This story is about people and relationships the simple, complex, old, and new ties to other people in life. Goldie’s writing is an advocate for her character’s responses and reactions to the event, not the disaster itself or even the politics that are bound to follow. Differing perspectives add depth, vivacity, and empathy. This makes every page seem like an autopsy of the psyche without resorting to cold psychological jargon. Each of the personalities have pain from the past and personal hurdles to overcome. Laying out reactions, effects of trauma, and finding the courage for the journey to contentment. Each chapter is told from one of six main characters’ perspectives on that day and after. Goldie has created a vivacious and recognisable world for readers to become absorbed into. ![]() ![]() Decades and The North Sea separate them but the aftermath unfolds with little to part those affected. It is a timely publication in tribute to those from Grenfell Tower. ![]() Nightingale Point is inspired by a tragic event at high-rise flats in the Bijlmer, Amsterdam in 1992. There are criticisms that can be made but, ultimately, it is perfectly imperfect. A tale of chances, chaos, and consequences. It is powerful, engaging, important, and at times painful. Luan Goldie’s Nightingale Point is visceral, not cerebral. ![]()
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