Night Swimming

Night Swimming by Sharon Kernot is a psychological thriller in verse that pulls you straight into an insomniac mind—sharp, intimate, and impossible to look away from. Told in suspenseful poetry, it’s a dark dive into trauma, desire and jealousy, where memory twists and the past refuses to stay buried.

January Clare Colson can’t sleep. Years after her best friend drowned in their reckless teenage days, she’s still stuck in the aftermath—self-medicating, unraveling, and desperate for answers. When someone from that summer reappears, familiar and unsettlingly altered, January’s need to understand what really happened turns into something more consuming. Each encounter tightens the net, blurring the line between wanting the truth and wanting control.

Perfect for readers who enjoy literary thrillers, unreliable narrators, and emotionally intense Australian fiction with a bold, poetic style.

Step into Night Swimming and see how far obsession can pull you under.