X-Book

Nightshift

Click Buy to Log in and see personalised pricing.

Send as a gift Get in the xigxag app
How does xigxag pricing work?

Listen to a sample

What to expect

Nightshift is a story of obsession set in London’s liminal world of nightshift workers.

When twenty-three-year-old Meggie meets distant and enigmatic Sabine, she recognizes in her the person she would like to be. Giving up her daytime existence, her reliable boyfriend, and the trappings of a normal life in favour of working the same nightshifts as Sabine could be the perfect escape for Meggie. She finds a liberating sense of freedom in indulging her growing preoccupation with Sabine and plunges herself into another existence, gradually immersing herself in the transient and uncertain world of the nightshift worker.

Dark, sexy, frightening, Nightshift explores ambivalent female friendship, sexual attraction and lives that defy easy categorization. London’s stark urban reality is rendered other-worldly and strange as Meggie’s sleep deprivation, drinking and fixation with Sabine gain a momentum all of their own. Can Meggie really lose herself in her trying to become someone else?

A novel of obsession and desire, Kiare Ladner’s Nightshift is a beautiful and moving debut which asks profound questions about who we are and if we can truly escape ourselves.

Critics Review

Exciting and provocative . . . Daring and dark, it explores themes of nihilism, escape, and desire, with classic noir echoes of Patricia Highsmith. Is it possible to become someone else?
Julianne Pachico, author of The Anthill
A firecracker of a book - toxic, sexy, pacy and packed with humour.
Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory
A brilliantly compulsive, unnerving read. A meditation on obsessive female friendship that sinks into the bone.
Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch
A darkly compulsive debut, charged with the vertigo of sleeplessness, intoxication and obsessive intimacy
Naomi Booth, author of Exit Management
A tense and affecting tale of awakening
Publishers Weekly
Ladner's gorgeous shadowy writing creates a daunting but exhilarating world that’s difficult to leave.
The Skinny
Ladner’s gritty debut looks at the fringes of human functionality and underworld London, ultimately asking if we can escape ourselves by becoming someone else.
The Face
Author Kiare Ladner
Narrator Olivia Darnley
Duration 6 hours and 52 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529010428
Format Audiobook
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Genre Dark romance, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Availability AU, GB, IE

More from the same

Narrator

About xigxag

xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK’s only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.

There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at £8.99. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from £3.99. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.

Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.

Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.