Nothing Can Hurt You

by Nicola Maye Goldberg

'Gripping, sharp and sultry' PANDORA SYKES

'Superbly unsettling' GUARDIAN

‘A gothic Olive Kitteridge mixed with Gillian Flynn’ VOGUE

On a cold day in 1997, student Sara Morgan was killed in the woods surrounding her liberal arts college in upstate New York. When suspicion falls on the person closest to her – her boyfriend, Blake – the case comes to haunt the friends, family and acquaintances of the couple in strange and unexpected ways. Some look for answers, while others are set on retribution; from the young woman who discovers the body to Sara’s half-sister who, years later, seeks out her own form of justice.

A propulsive, taut tale of obsession and voyeurism, Nothing Can Hurt You pieces together a chorus of unforgettable voices to explore the far-reaching consequences of one single act of violence.

• ISBN10: 1526619482
• ISBN13: 9781526619488
• Publish Date: 9 July 2020 (first published 23 June 2020)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 18 June 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Imprint: Raven Books
• Format: Paperback (UK Trade)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sophia]

5 stars

Oh this book is BEAUTIFUL.

Disclaimer before going into it blind though -this is not psychological suspense, nor a thriller. It will leave more questions unanswered than it answers and it reads closer to literary fiction. It's sometimes confusing as it jumps between characters (there's a lot of them) and you'll get invested in one character only to never hear from them again. BUT if you can look past these flaws this is a beautiful, haunting book.

Nothing Can Hurt You is an exploration of how one tragic event (the murder of Sara by her boyfriend, Blake) affects a host of different people in different ways, even decades after the event.
I'd initially given this 4 or 4.5 stars, but after a few weeks of reflection I've jumped the gun and given it the coveted Sophia 5/5 stars because I cannot stop thinking about it. Nicola Maye Goldberg is an incredible, underrated writer and I look forward to reading everything she has ever written, ever.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bloomsbury Books for an ARC of this captivating novel