Why read Some Bright Nowhere?

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AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK

'One of those rare books that once you've finished, comes with you for life' RACHEL JOYCE

'A moving book ... I was enraptured by it' PHILIPPA PERRY

'Readers, you will shed tears and talk long into the night about this book' ANDREW SEAN GREER

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1 author picked Some Bright Nowhere as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jill Fordyce

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I'm a huge Ann Packer fan. Years ago, "The Dive From Clausen's Pier" deeply affected me and changed the way I thought about writing and telling a coming of age story. In "Some Bright Nowhere," Packer does such a beautiful job expressing the interiority of characters who often make unexpected, controversial decisions. She deftly portrays the life of Eliot and Claire, past, present, and future, as Claire is suffers from a terminal illness and their life together is coming to an end. Packer avoids sentimentality altogether, giving the story a grace and weight that kept me thinking about it long…

From Jill's 3 favorite reads in 2025.