Jo Morey – The Night Lagoon – An Author Event

Set against the majesty and mystery of the Belizean jungle, The Night Lagoon is a twisty, searing journey of raw love, betrayal, corruption, and greed.

For fans of The Paper Palace, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Beach, or The White Lotus. Debut author Jo Morey lives with a hearing impairment and constant tinnitus. Jo wanted to crack open the isolation of the condition in the book, weaving it brilliantly into the cacophony of the jungle setting through her protagonist, Laelia, who is hearing- impaired. She is happy to discuss this subject and shine light on her condition.

Jo Morey is a graduate of the Faber Academy and the Curtis Brown Disability Mentoring Scheme. Finally giving in to her wanderlust, she took a break from her executive career to travel the world. She soon fell in love with Belize, a place that enchanted her like no other. And between the captivating beaches and remote beauty of the jungle, the seeds for this novel began to grow. Jo now lives in West Sussex, at the foot of the South Downs with her husband, Will, two boys and two Portuguese Water Dogs.

The Night Lagoon

Wittering Lodge, Stann Creek, Belize - In the dead of night, lying in her father’s jungle lodge, Laelia watches her partner Aid sleeping – hermind racing with everything that’s brought her to this moment. The heady Caribbean holiday when they first met. The rum-fuelled passion that, day by day, creeps into something darker. The secrets she discovered in a hidden nook of the lodge, revealing a devastating past. Above all, she thinks about the impossible decision she must make before dawn.
Does she stay silent and protect their newfound paradise? Or does she confront the lies which run as deep and dark as the lagoon – surfacing a dangerous truth from which there’s no return...

What happens?

BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON THE EVENING

6.50pm - Arrive and get yourself a drink from the bar
7.00pm - Interview with Jo
7.45pm - Break
8.00pm - Q&A and book signing