SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION

Dawn breaks across the archipelago of Popisho. The world is stirring awake again, each resident with their own list of things to do:

A wedding feast to conjure and cook
An infidelity to investigate
A lost soul to set free

As the sun rises two star-crossed lovers try to find their way back to one another across this single day. When night falls, all have been given a gift, and many are no longer the same.

The sky is pink, and some wonder if it will ever be blue again.

‘I deeply admire This One Sky Day — and also, not so secretly, bitterly envy it . . . ‘ Marlon James

‘Stunning.’ Kei Miller

‘Dazzling.’ Cosmopolitan

‘Gorgeous.’ Financial Times

‘Haunting.’ Independent

‘Wonderfully fearless.’ New Statesman