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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
"The writing is immaculate ... Every line is perfect." Jack Edwards
"A tenderly written meditation on art, love and life that's as much about the search for self as for connection." Marie Claire, editor's pick
"Kelly writes the messiness of power dynamics well." Telegraph
"[S]tunning...[Kelly's] vital, fresh debut novel is highly recommended." Library Journal, STARRED Review
A creative writing academic falls under the spell of his colleague, a lauded author whose life seems to shimmer with a freedom he cannot reach. At home, there is Michael: beautiful, steady, safe. But this wordsmith is something else entirely - she is restless, luminous, untouchable.
As his fixation deepens, the boundaries between admiration, desire and possession begin to blur. His Kingfisher - as he thinks of her - draws him further from the life he knows, into a world shaped by art, longing and illusion.
Then illness arrives, closing in on them all, and the tightrope he's been walking starts to sway.
Kingfisher is a beautifully crafted novel of queer desire and ambition, grief and creativity, and the fine lines between intimacy and obsession.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
"The writing is immaculate ... Every line is perfect." Jack Edwards
"A tenderly written meditation on art, love and life that's as much about the search for self as for connection." Marie Claire, editor's pick
"Kelly writes the messiness of power dynamics well." Telegraph
"[S]tunning...[Kelly's] vital, fresh debut novel is highly recommended." Library Journal, STARRED Review
A creative writing academic falls under the spell of his colleague, a lauded author whose life seems to shimmer with a freedom he cannot reach. At home, there is Michael: beautiful, steady, safe. But this wordsmith is something else entirely - she is restless, luminous, untouchable.
As his fixation deepens, the boundaries between admiration, desire and possession begin to blur. His Kingfisher - as he thinks of her - draws him further from the life he knows, into a world shaped by art, longing and illusion.
Then illness arrives, closing in on them all, and the tightrope he's been walking starts to sway.
Kingfisher is a beautifully crafted novel of queer desire and ambition, grief and creativity, and the fine lines between intimacy and obsession.
Rozie Kelly is a prose writer based in West Yorkshire, England. After reading English Literature and Creative Writing she now works for the Arvon Foundation, hosting creative writing courses. She was shortlisted for the PFD Queer Fiction Prize 2023 and is one of the eight participants in the inaugural Prototype Development Programme, which offers extended support and career development to emerging writers and artists. She won the 2024 NorthBound Book Award for Kingfisher, her debut novel.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781916812352 |
| ISBN-10: | 191681235X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Kelly, Rozie |
| Hersteller: |
Publishers Group UK
Saraband |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 194 x 126 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Rozie Kelly |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.02.2026 |
| Gewicht: | 0,154 kg |
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