Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2006. Tender, tragic and beautifully poignant, set against the backdrop of feats of heroism both epic and ordinary, here is a novel of relationships that offers up subtle surprises and twists. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006, The Night Watch is thrilling. The Lovereading Reader's choice for the Orange Prize 2006.
The number one bestseller, a tender and tragic story set against the turbulence of wartime London
The Night Watch us the extraordinary story of four Londoners: Kay, who wanders the streets in mannish clothes, restless and searching... Helen, who harbours a troubling secret... Viv, a glamour girl, recklessly loyal to her soldier lover... and Duncan, an apparent innocent, struggling with demons of his own.
Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, this is an astonishing novel.
'Burns with a slow but scorching intensity' Mark Bostridge, Independent on Sunday
'Beautifully written, deeply moving and utterly engrossing' Elle
'Waters is an author to cherish, and this is probably her finest achievement yet' Justine Jordan, Guardian
