When the Night Comes

The lives of Isla and Bo are intertwined in Favel Parrett’s hauntingly beautiful novel “When the Night Comes.” A sailor from a red ship shares stories with a small girl named Isla in Hobart Tasmania, and she finds comfort in them. These stories about Antarctica, Denmark, and life on board spark her imagination as the bleak greyness of her surroundings permeates everything. Isla learns via kindness and fear that anything is possible and that everything may be lost just as easily. Favel Parrett tells a subdued but moving story of perseverance and transformation.