Bibi Berki is the author of the novel, The Watch, and the podcast series, The Kiss – The Women who made a Movie Masterpiece. She writes both fiction and non-fiction, and contributes to many sites and publications.
Bibi is based in South East London, where many of her stories are set. She is also the co-founder of Tempest Productions, which makes original audio stories.
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The Watch
The Watch, which has just been published by Salt, was short-listed for both the Lucy Cavendish and Exeter fiction prizes. A dark psychological mystery, it takes you into the lives and minds of two brilliant young students who come across each other one stifling midsummer night. One of them is full of ambition, the other can’t bear to be alive, but their dramatic meeting makes a lifelong impact on both.
“Eerie, and disturbing, this is a powerful piece of writing which unsettles the reader.” Broo Doherty
“The sense of dread that continually rises and falls in the opening chapters is nothing short of masterful.”
Cathie Hartigan
“A well-judged, quietly alarming, fictional essay about egotism and truth-seeking, ambition and status, from an author who knows that our real motivations to do good, or to be of use, are often revealed by the actions of others.” Will Eaves
“Berki’s novel is an absorbing exploration of the responsibilities we have for other people, and what it means to do good, which tips expectations on their heads with a surprising conclusion.” The Herald Scotland
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