Lily Brooks-Dalton was born and raised in southern Vermont. She moved to Ireland when she was seventeen then worked her way around the world for three and a half years. She is currently doing an MFA in Portland, Oregon, and has won numerous scholarships for her writing.
Ambitious . . . Brooks-Dalton's prose lights up the page in great
swathes, her dialogue sharp and insightful, and the high-concept
plot drives a story of place, elusive love, and the inexorable
yearning for human contact . . . Memorable characters explore
complex questions that resonate with the urgency of a glimpse into
the void
*Publishers Weekly*
Beautiful descriptions create a sense of wonder and evoke feelings
of desolation while Brooks-Dalton's heartfelt debut novel unfolds
at a perfect pace as it asks readers what will be left when
everything in the world is gone
*Booklist*
What does it mean to be isolated from the ordinariness of the
everyday world, yet to find the extraordinariness of being close to
another human being? . . . Lily Brooks-Dalton takes us on an
emotional journey in this beautiful debut
*Yiyun Li, author of THE VAGRANTS*
A truly original novel, otherworldly and profoundly human . . .
This beautiful story reminds us of our deep longing for
connection-with those we love, with strangers, with ourselves
*Keith Scribner*
Good Morning, Midnight is a remarkable and gifted debut novel. Lily
Brooks-Dalton is an uncanny chronicler of desolate spaces, whether
it's the cold expanse of the universe or the deepest recesses of
the human heart
*Colson Whitehead, author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD*
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