Cover art for Some Bright Nowhere
Published
4th Estate, December 2025
ISBN
9780008803612
Format
Softcover, 224 pages
Dimensions
23.4cm × 15.3cm × 1.4cm

Some Bright Nowhere

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Due December 30, 2025.
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'Readers, you will shed tears and talk long into the night about this book' ANDREW SEAN GREER

'A heartbreaking novel' MEG WOLITZER

'A triumph' RUFI THORPE

'Unforgettable' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN

'Exquisite' TANIA JAMES

An extraordinarily beautiful and life-affirming new novel from one of America's greatest chroniclers of the human heart, Ann Packer.

Eliot and his wife Claire have been happily married for nearly four decades. They've raised two children in their sleepy Connecticut town and have weathered the inevitable ups and downs that come with a long marriage. Now, eight years into Claire's cancer diagnosis it's time to gather their loved ones and prepare for what comes next.

Through Claire's illness, Eliot has willingly and lovingly shifted into the role of caregiver, coming to appreciate the new intimacy this creates. But as he focuses on settling into what will be their last weeks together, Claire makes an unexpected request that leaves him reeling.

Ann Packer makes a triumphant return with this beautifully powerful and life-affirming novel. Some Bright Nowhere explores the profound gifts and costs of truly loving someone, and the unexpected feelings we experience as the end of life draws near.

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