One shipwreck. Two misfits. 300 years apart. The Night Ship is a feat of imagination from award-winning author Jess Kidd. We’re delighted to have her read on our podcast from her new novel, an accomplished work of fiction that takes place across dual timelines.

In 1629, Mayken is aboard the Batavia which is doomed to crash on the shores of Beacon Island in Western Australia. Gil joins his grandfather on the very same island in 1989 where old rivalries remain unsettled. Their stories mirror one another in unexpected ways to produce a spellbinding and page-turning novel.  

‘Lyrical, haunting, a beautiful and elegant fictional interpretation of history, I loved it’ – KATE MOSSE

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd is published by Canongate and available now. We recommend buying from your local indie or you can support the Salon by getting it from our shop at bookshop.org

Podcast produced and edited by Megan Bay Dorman

Programmed by Matt Casbourne

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