'This imaginative and empathetic book will probably not guide you to better sleep but it will
be a fine companion for the wakeful hours' GUARDIAN 'A rich kaleidoscope of a book in
which a series of visions emerge from the shadows ' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A celebration of the
exuberance of night-time and a moving portrait of the dangers of the dark' THE TIMES 'A
beautifully written combination of personal reflection and broader thought . . . at once
atmospheric and touching' Louise Doughty author of Apple Tree Yard The night is a time of
darkness and nightmares fear and vulnerability especially for women. And yet it is another
world full of beauty and possibility too. After the sun goes down insomnia and sleep
paralysis do threaten. But some have always walked the nocturnal landscapes with more or less
confidence. Others have worked night shifts and hidden night work: nurses security guards
sex workers. And some have found solace in the darkness from queer rave culture to religious
pre-dawn traditions. From dusk through to day Arifa Akbar elegantly explores how the night
shapes our bodies minds and cultures. A personal and artistic journey from fear and into hope
Wolf Moon embraces the dark before bringing us once more into the light. 'Had me entranced
from start to finish . . . an absolute joy' Lucy Atkins author of Windmill Hill 'A deft
rich and intimate exploration of darkness in all its varied guises' Annabel Abbs author of
Sleepless 'Truthful lyrical and unforgettable' Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Praise for Consumed
: ¿ 'Beguiling . . . this one stands out for its eccentricity and elegiac splendour' Diana
Evans Guardian ¿ 'Moving engrossing elegantly written' Sunday Times ¿ 'I have rarely read
a memoir with such a combination of powerful tender feelings and cool-headed analysis' Mail on
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