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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.
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The Night Watch Synopsis
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
'Terrific narrative tension' Daily Mail
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780349018522 |
| Publication date: |
8th August 2024 |
| Author: |
Sarah Waters |
| Publisher: |
Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
512 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Sarah Waters Press Reviews
'The highest point of a career that has so far been nothing but highs' Anthony Quinn, MAIL ON SUNDAY
'A riveting read, with each of its 437 pages more captivating than the last... a beautifully crafted novel... will delight Waters' many existing fans...' Lianne Kolirin, DAILY EXPRESS
'A truthful, lovely book that needs no conjuring tricks to make you want to read it again' Philip Hensher, OBSERVER
'Brilliantly done... the period detail never overwhelms the simple, passionate human story. It's a tour-de-force of hints, clues and dropped threads' Suzi Feay, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Sarah Waters's latest offering lingers on, long after the final page and its first, most fateful meeting' Melanie McGrath, EVENING STANDARD
About Sarah Waters
Sarah Waters was born in Wales in 1966 and lives in London. She has a Ph.D in English Literature and has lectured for the Open University. She won the Betty Trask Award for Tipping The Velvet and the Somerset Maugham Award and Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year for Affinity. Fingersmith was shortlisted for both the Orange Prize 2002 and for the Man Booker Prize 2002, and won the CWA Historical Dagger prize before earning her three 2003 Author of the Year awards - from the Booksellers Association, Waterstone's and The British Book Awards. Sarah Waters is also the winner of The South Bank Show Award.
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