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The Night Watch Paperback - 2006
by Sarah Waters
Set during the air raids, blacked-out streets, and sexual adventure of World War II London, "The Night Watch" is "the finest achievement yet" ("Guardian") from the bestselling author of "Fingersmith" and "Tipping the Velvet."
Summary
[A] wonderful novel
Waters is almost Dickensian in her wealth of description and depth of character.”Chicago Tribune
Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of four Londonersthree women and a young man with a pastwhose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunning surprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in the shadow of a grand historical event.
Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit partying, and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, The Night Watch tells the story of four Londonersthree women and a young man with a pastwhose lives, and those of their friends and lovers, connect in tragedy, stunning surprise and exquisite turns, only to change irreversibly in the shadow of a grand historical event.
Details
- Title The Night Watch
- Author Sarah Waters
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 544
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Riverhead Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-09-27
- ISBN 9781594482304 / 1594482306
- Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.02 x 1.18 in (20.57 x 12.75 x 3.00 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, London (England) - History
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“Flawless…A sophisticated beautifully written novel.”
—The Washington Post
“Captivating.”
—The New York Times
“Masterful.”
—The Seattle Times
“[A] wonderful novel…Waters is almost Dickensian in her wealth of description and depth of character.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Waters has the gift of story, the ability to dissolve the distance between reader and subject until nothing but experience remains.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Compelling…sexually and psychologically provocative.”
—USA Today
—The Washington Post
“Captivating.”
—The New York Times
“Masterful.”
—The Seattle Times
“[A] wonderful novel…Waters is almost Dickensian in her wealth of description and depth of character.”
—Chicago Tribune
“Waters has the gift of story, the ability to dissolve the distance between reader and subject until nothing but experience remains.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Compelling…sexually and psychologically provocative.”
—USA Today
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