Nightjar
- Author Emily Ruskovich
- Narrator Robert Petkoff, Emma Ladji, Jay Myers, Ellen Adair
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 6 August 2026
- Run Time 8 hours and 12 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Narrative theme: Environmental issues, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Short stories.
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What to expect
A stunning collection of stories that explore the rural landscape of the far Northwestern US, and how unexpected intuitions forever alter the lives of ordinary people, From the critically acclaimed, prizewinning author of Idaho
Four years after moving into the isolated house in rural Oregon where her husband lived as a child, the protagonist of 'Victor’s Room' begins to doubt her husband’s account of his family’s past. In 'Round Lake', a young woman’s plans to meet a lover in Tokyo are upended when she learns a startling truth about her mother’s death. In 'Owl', a fur trapper reckons with the dreadful origins of his marriage after his wife is brutally injured by four adolescent boys.
Haunting and psychologically provocative, and set against the vivid backdrop of the rural Northwestern US, Nightjar illuminates the secret, instinctive knowledge that lies just under the surface of our awareness.
'Exquisite short stories. They disturb, delight and linger long after finishing' LOUISE KENNEDY
'To read Emily Ruskovich is to unwrap a gift' PAULA HAWKINS
© Emily Ruskovich 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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| Author | Emily Ruskovich |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Robert Petkoff, Emma Ladji, Jay Myers, Ellen Adair |
| Duration | 8 hours and 12 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781529992090 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | Narrative theme: Environmental issues, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Short stories |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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